to project; to reflect; to cast (shadow)
as one would expect; just as you'd expect (from); still; all the same; even ... (e.g. "even a genius")
workmanship; craftsmanship; grades; results; quality (e.g. of a crop); dealings
average; medium; mid-grade (item); regular grade; same level as; equal to
check; plaid; checking; monitoring; check (banking); cheque
to become stiff (of muscles); to get absorbed in; to develop a passion for; to be elaborate; to be intricate
to exceed (esp. figures: profits, unemployment rate, etc.); to surpass; to be more than; to be better than
event; affair; incident; case; plot; trouble
black; black go stone; guilt; guilty person
one color; one colour; one article; same tendency; everyone being caught up in the same thing
exaggerated; bombastic; highly colored; highly coloured
standing by; awaiting an opportunity; being on alert
coincidence; agreement; conformity; consistency; cooperation
god; deity; incredible; fantastic; (arch.) Emperor (of Japan); (arch.) thunder
to pray; to say a prayer; to offer up a prayer
to raise; to lift; to hang up; to raise prices (artificially, deliberately)
on purpose; deliberately; intentionally
expectation; anticipation; purpose; intention; others' opinions of one; speculation
to catch; to stop the blow; to react to; to take (advice, etc.); to accept
story; tale; narrative; account; fable; legend
as a child; when one was a child
to make a joint vow; to swear together; to pledge
envious; jealous; enviable (position, etc.)
to swell (out); to expand; to be inflated; to get cross; to get sulky; to pout
gap; space; break; interlude; chink (in one's armor, armour); chance
bunch of flowers; bouquet
one more time; once more; once again
absurd; unreasonable; extreme; senseless; disorderly; chaotic
heavy; weighty; heavy (feeling); depressed; slow; sluggish; important (position, responsibility, etc.)
entering a higher-level school, esp. going on to university
reconciliation; make peace with
pillar; post; support; prop; counter for buddhas, gods, nobles, etc.