steady; sound; solid; reliable; trustworthy
rainy season (in Japan usu. from early June to mid-July); rain during the rainy season
to complete decisively; to do to completion
exposed; scanty; bare; public; open
to stop writing; to put down one's pen; to close (a letter)
to cover; to hide; to conceal; to wrap; to disguise
conscious; deliberate; intentional
to live; to reside; to inhabit
wing; Chinese "Wings" constellation (one of the 28 mansions); (arch.) counter for birds or bird wings
to grow; to cultivate; to wear a beard
certificate; certified document; (the) thumbs up; seal of approval; paper with signature of the shogun or lord
to line up; to put in a row; to add (to a group); to accept (as a member of an organization, etc.); to link; to put together
feel (of a material); texture
individuality; personality; quirk; idiosyncrasy; character; individual characteristic
colour usage; color usage; use of colour
meanwhile; in the meantime; by the same token; in contrast
clear; clear-cut; lucid; unequivocal; explicit
emotional attachment; attitude (expressing emotion); meditative pose (e.g. an actor); posing for effect
boiling; seething; becoming heated (e.g. debate); excitement; soaring (prices); shooting up
compact disk; CD; cash dispenser; (negotiable) certificate of deposit
jacket; book jacket; dust cover; CD jacket; record jacket
use; adoption; acceptance; appointment; employment; engagement
about; roughly; generally; on the whole; completely; quite
to get; to secure; to learn; to master; to complete
to set aside; to keep in reserve; to hold on to
cloudiness; cloudy weather; fog (on a mirror, glasses, etc.); cloud (e.g. in marble); gloom; dejection
to be believed to; to be expected to; to be feared to; to be poised to; to be considered to; to be likely to
(religious) faith; belief; creed
frame (e.g. picture frame, decorative door frame, etc.)
scrawl; scribble; graffiti; doodle
to have a lot on one's shoulders; to bear a lot of responsibility
aloneness; loneliness; solitude
brittle; fragile; weak; tender-hearted; sentimental; easily moved
time and time again; many times; a number of times
singing one's own praises; praising one's own wares
life-size; life-sized; true-to-life; faithful (depiction); realistic