wonderful; splendid; magnificent
qualifications; requirements; capabilities
to collect; to gather; to save; to accumulate; to pile up
frank; candid; straightforward; openhearted; direct; outspoken
abruptly (rising); slowly (rising); plump; rotund
to rise; to raise up; to straighten up; to sit up; to stand up
matter to be checked or investigated
palpitation (of the heart); pounding; throbbing; thumping
sleeve; wing (of a stage, desk, gate, etc.)
drawer; withdrawal (of money from an account); variety of knowledge and experience useful for handling things impromptu
folding into four; quarto
three parts; three copies
where; which; anyway; anyhow; sooner or later; eventually
portrait photo; mug shot; face shot; photograph of a person's face
to groan; to moan; to roar; to howl; to hum (engine, wind, etc.); to buzz; to ooh and aah (in admiration)
contour; outline; summary; outline; looks; features
skillfully; admirably; really well; excellently
serious; important; significant; grave; weighty
to throw into; to toss into
middle of a month; second third of a month; 11th to 20th day of a month
to freeze to; to be frozen to; to freeze in place; to be still
(feather) duster; dusting
to shut; to close; to block (a street, entrance, etc.); to shut in (with snow, ice, etc.); to shut off; to consume (with negative feelings)
at once; immediately; right away; directly (face, lead to, etc.); automatically (mean, result in, etc.)
slowly; quietly; steadily; soon; momentarily; before long
wondrous; marvellous; uncanny; like a charm
cleaning; sweeping; dusting; scrubbing
tatami mat (esp. as a measure of room size, either 1.82 sqm or 1.54 sqm)
half a ken (3 shaku, approx. 0.91m)
all; entire; whole; altogether
charge; cost; generation; age; era; a representative of; on behalf of
to collect; to assemble; to gather