statement; remark; observation; utterance; speech; proposal
popular name; common name; given name
to change; to alter; to reform; to correct; to examine; to check
irresponsible; perfunctory; lukewarm; half-baked; (already) enough; considerably
one; for one thing; only; (not) even; just (e.g. "just try it"); some kind of; one type of
anyhow; anyway; somehow or other; apart from ...; setting ... aside
too (much); overly; excessively
poor; pitiful; piteous; pitiable
culture; civilization; civilisation; Bunka era (1804.2.11-1818.4.22)
sense; idea; desire; concern; attention; care
to forget; to leave carelessly; to be forgetful of; to forget about; to forget (an article)
of course; certainly; naturally
proposal; proposition; suggestion
use; adoption; acceptance; appointment; employment; engagement
Mount Fuji; Mt. Fuji; Fujiyama; Fuji-san
geisha; professional female entertainer, usu. at traditional banquets
warrior (esp. of military retainers of daimyos in the Edo period); samurai; person with a strong backbone; person that does incredible things; person of considerable talent
harakiri; seppuku; ritual suicide by disembowelment
king; queen; monarch; the Crown (as a focus of authority in the UK, etc.); the throne
to be given; to be granted; to be honored with; to give; to bestow; to confer
name; given name; title; fame; renown; pretext
Your Majesty; His Majesty; Her Majesty
to lament; to grieve; to regret; to deplore
the more one looks (at it) the more ...
to make a lovely picture; to be perfect for a picture; picture-perfect; picturesque
close (e.g. friend); familiar; familiar (e.g. story); well-known (to one); close (relatives); closely related
seeming; giving the appearance of; giving one the feeling of
to have a talk; to tell a story
to raise; to elevate; to move something (to a higher place); to put onto (e.g. a shelf); to increase (price, quality, status, etc.); to raise (a wage); to show someone (into a room)
girl; daughter; baby girl; young woman
almost; nearly; hardly; barely; large majority; large proportion
performer (usu. in a boy band or girl group) with an image cultivated to foster a dedicated fan following; Japanese idol; (cultural) icon; idol; idol (object of worship); image
sudden; abrupt; urgent; pressing; steep; sharp; rapid
son (of others); boy; young master; young man innocent of the ways of the world; man of pampered upbringing; greenhorn (from a well-off family)
obvious; clear; plain; evident; apparent; explicit
appearance; shape; form; atmosphere; look; feel
lightly (floating, drifting, etc.); buoyantly; soft; fluffy; unsteadily; flightily
something; something or other; so-and-so; somehow (handling, dealing with something); anyhow; one way or another