effect; efficacy; validity; potency
candid advice; frank advice; honest opinion; exhortation; harsh but honest advice
boor; rustic; country bumpkin; lout
spinning top (traditionally made of Japanese babylon shell)
karuta; traditional Japanese playing cards
kendama; Japanese bilboquet (cup-and-ball game)
(Oh) dear!; (Oh) dear me!; Good gracious
magnanimity; generosity; tolerance
bumpy (e.g. of a rash); knobbly; pimply; easily cut
porcelain bowl; donburi; bowl of meat, fish, etc. served over rice
handwriting; calligraphy specimen; example of penmanship; holograph
you're lying; yeah, right; liar; fibber
to write out; to make a fair copy; to rewrite
rapid succession (e.g. questions)
science fiction; sci-fi; fantasy fiction
reddish tinge; tinge of red; slight redness; reddishness; blush
conduct; behavior; behaviour
to be greatly obliged; to be very sorry
hostility; antagonism; opposition
to turn one's thoughts to; to pay attention to; to give heed to
dangerous; perilous; threatening; stern (expression); hostile (attitude); sharp
draft; draught; cold air entering through the crack of a door or window; cooling off of a relationship; draft of cold air between two persons
light (of movements); nimble; light-hearted; cheerful; taking a turn for the better (of an illness); receding of symptoms
manners; courtesy; etiquette
to feel itchy; to itch; to feel creepy; to be impatient; to itch (to do something); to be eager
just right (time, size, length, etc.)
ryotei; traditional Japanese restaurant (esp. a luxurious one)
non-commissioned military rank; military academy
sharing a table with someone you don't know (e.g. at a restaurant)
underling; person of low standing; grunt; petty (work, official, etc.); minor; lowly
to explain adequately; to be accountable
reasonably; fairly; hurriedly; in a rush; approximately; about
social gathering; get-together; (friendly) meeting
to consider carefully; to deliberate thoroughly; to think over
gatekeeper; door guard; doorman; concierge; janitor