the present; present time; as of; present tense; this world; this life
to attend on; to wait on; to accompany; to escort; to chaperone
(powers of) concentration; ability to concentrate
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it,...; I mean
to sigh; to breathe a sigh
to gain knowledge; to be illuminated; enlightening; informative; illuminating
look who's talking; you're one to talk; you can talk
tone (of voice); manner of talking
blue; azure; green; pale (facial color); gray; unripe
to be damaged; to receive damage
(a) principle; (a) reason; (a) point; some truth
this area; around here; this point; this much; this extent
serious; severe; grave; acute
graceful; willowy; lissome; soft and tender
affectation; pretension; thin veneer; blunt sword with a tempered steel edge
unlimited; endless; boundless; infinite
grace; refinement; elegance; daintiness
to get used to; to become accustomed to; to be at home (on the stage)
elegant; refined; polished; high-quality goods; first-class article
evil; wickedness; (role of) the villain (in theatre, etc.); the bad guy
execution (e.g. of a plan); carrying out; (putting into) practice; execution (of a program); run
to turn over a new leaf; to mend one's ways; to reform
to replace; to substitute; to switch; to move (something); to transfer
personality; character; individuality; personhood
courteous; decorous; polite
jūbako; multi-tiered food box
futomaki; thick roll of makizushi; rolling something thickly; something rolled thickly (a cigar, etc.)
inarizushi; sushi wrapped in fried tofu
athletic meet (esp. at a school); sports day; field day; sports festival
tasting (food or drink) for poison; checking the taste (of a dish); seeing how something tastes
to reveal one's true nature; to show one's true colours; to give oneself away; to be exposed (of a lie, etc.)
the Horse (seventh sign of the Chinese zodiac); hour of the Horse (around noon, 11am-1pm, or 12 noon-2pm); south; fifth month of the lunar calendar
exquisite; superb; perfect; miraculous
ready-made goods; off-the-shelf item
to take offense (at); to take offence (at); to feel hurt (by)
injury; harm; evil influence; damage
to suffer; to receive (kindness, rebuke, support); to sustain (damage)
magnificent; grand; majestic; splendid
preface; introduction; lead in (to a joke, question, etc.); lead up; payment in advance (by bank transfer); swinging (one's body) forward
ramming attack; hurling oneself (at); throwing oneself into (e.g. a role); going all out
quietly; slowly; gracefully