nature; disposition; temperament; qualities; attributes; talents
to be blessed with; to be rich in; to abound in
to listen carefully; to strain one's ears
to use one's influence; to pull strings; to take measures; to make the necessary preparations
right side; right-hand side
unreliable; undependable; helpless; forlorn; worried; uneasy
to get dark; to grow dark; to end (of a day, year, season, etc.); to come to an end; to be sunk in (e.g. despair); to be lost in (e.g. thought)
festival; feast; carnival
last; final; closing; last train (bus, flight, etc.; of the day)
temporary closure (of a shop, etc.); extra holiday; special holiday
to wake up; to rouse out of bed; to knock on the door and wake someone
preparation; arrangements
more than usual; especially; particularly
crisp; crunchy; precise; clipped; brisk
(a) step ahead; (a) jump ahead
to become dull; to become lifeless; to get bored; to lose interest; to lose value after a peak (e.g. stock); to weaken (of the market)
early on; earlier on; from early
flatly rejecting; curtly refusing; beating easily; defeating handily; a kick
to bend many times; to turn and twist; to zigzag
still; much more; (not) yet; still a long way to go; still a long way off; not there yet
continuation; rest (of the story, work, etc.); flow (e.g. of a piece of writing); pacing (of a story); succession (of); sequence
to yearn for (someone, something); to miss
to be careless; to be inattentive; long and disheveled (e.g. hair) (dishevelled); (arch.) flaring up (fire); (arch.) rising (e.g. steam)
to change (with the passage of time); to fade; to wane; to decline
to be brought forward (e.g. by three hours); to be moved up; to be hasty; to be rash; to quicken; to speed up
certain; sure; definite; reliable; sound; solid
splendid; fine; praiseworthy; creditable; legal; legitimate
torii; Shinto shrine archway
water for washing or moistening one's hands
rope used to cordon off consecrated areas or as a talisman against evil
main shrine; inner sanctuary
honesty; integrity; purity and unselfishness
to droop (e.g. ears of grain); to bow one's head; to hang one's head
to look around; to survey
front shrine; hall of worship
lattice; latticework; window bars; grid; grating
telecommunications; correspondence
to understand from experience