to be indelibly stained or ingrained; to be dyed in deeply
frantic; frenetic; inevitable death; brinkmate (inevitable checkmate)
to re-think; to think back upon; to change one's mind
marked; pronounced; showing a strong tendency (towards)
investment; contribution; financing
just like that; in the twinkling of an eye; in the blink of an eye; (lit.) in the time it takes to say "ah!"
surface; face (i.e. the visible side of an object); front (of a building, etc.); obverse side (i.e. "head") of a coin; outside; exterior; appearance
childish; child-like; immature; infantile
dark (color); concentrated; thick
Japanese pampas grass (Miscanthus sinensis); maiden silvergrass; zebra grass
around there; near there; or thereabouts; or so; such a matter; such a thing
way (of doing); manner; method; means
primary colour; primary color; pure color; unmixed color; original color (of a painting, etc. as opposed to a reproduction)
even if; (it doesn't matter) whether (A or B or ...); whatever; should
(one's) older sister; (one's) elder sister; girl
you learn, without realising it, from what is around you; (lit.) a shop-boy near the temple gate (will recite sutras untaught)
sutra; Buddhist scriptures
to read; to recite (e.g. a sutra); to chant; to predict; to guess; to decipher; to count
means of making contact; intermediary; go-between; connections; influence; pull
coloring; colouring; color scheme; colour scheme; (touch of) colour; embellishment
speaking of ...; when it comes to ...; as for ...; if one were to say ...
neutral colour; neutral color; achromatic (colour, color)
retailing; repeating (someone else's words, opinion, etc.); parroting; echoing
wrong; bad; not allowed; not possible; failing grade
filthy; squalid; dirty; foul; sordid
period; epoch; the times; those days; oldness; ancientness
tatami mat (esp. as a measure of room size, either 1.82 sqm or 1.54 sqm)
to cross one's mind; to occur to one
white; innocence; innocent person; blank space; white go stone; white dragon tile; skewered grilled pig intestine
black; black go stone; guilt; guilty person
capture; seizure; prehension; apprehension; understanding; grasp
full of confidence; brimming with (self-)confidence; having great faith in oneself
bikini (swimwear); Bikini island
thick; deep; kind; cordial; abundant
different opinion; objection
the minute (that) ...; no sooner than ...; as soon as; whether or not
to cling to; to stick to; to lie flat (e.g. on the ground)