colour and lustre; color and luster; complexion; colour; color
(how) many times; (how) often
desktop; desk-top; tabletop; after-dinner speech
to look afar; to look at something while absorbed in reverie; to look at something while absorbed in one's thoughts
modest and beautiful; profound and elegant
plain; field; hidden (structural) member; wild; lacking a political post
greenhouse; icehouse; cellar
to become tense; to be tightened; to become firm (e.g. body)
gap; space; break; interlude; chink (in one's armor, armour); chance
craftsman; skilled artisan
surely (not); certainly (not)
dainty; delicate (e.g. fingers); fine; sensitive; delicate (feelings, sense, etc.); subtle
splendid; magnificent; utter (esp. defeat); total; (arch.) something worth seeing; (arch.) sight
to cut up; to cleave; to spare (time, money, etc.); to use part of something; (arch.) to have a tattoo in the corner of one's eye
sense of inferiority; one's weak point
to feel inferior; to feel small
Pacific herring (Clupea pallasii)
the whole company; the party; attendance (at a gathering); presence; banquet; dinner; troupe
to be dampened (of the mood, interest, etc.); to be spoiled (e.g. of the atmosphere); to become subdued; to turn white; to fade (to white); to grow light (at dawn)
to cross over; to go across; to extend; to cover; to range
naughty; mischievous; unruly
to rally; to make a comeback
gradually; little by little; soon; before long; here and there; scattered
suddenly; in a flash; rapidly; attractive; distinguished; showy
just the other day; quite recently
skill; skillful; dexterity; flattery
formal; orthodox; in earnest
to say; to speak; to tell; to talk
two departments (under the ritsuryo system: the Dept. of State and the Dept. of Worship)
lush mountain; green mountain; grave; burial place
businessman; industrialist
marriageable age; chance of marriage
to marry (of a woman); to become a bride; to marry into (a family); (arch.) to have sexual intercourse