diligent; earnest; attentive to detail; brisk (working, moving); frequent (e.g. checking)
seasonal change of clothing; changing one's dress for the season; renovation; facelift; redesign
thin (paper, cloth, porcelain, etc.); of thin make; superficial (knowledge, critique, etc.); shallow; slight wound; slight cut
mental health; mental hygiene
to feel uplifted; to be cheered up; to hearten; to be inspired; to be energized
just right (time, size, length, etc.)
nori; laver; edible seaweed, usu. Porphyra yezoensis or P. tenera, usu. dried and pressed into sheets
use of seductive techniques to attain one's ends (usu. of women)
volatilization; volatilisation
refresh (e.g. memory, one's spirits, etc.)
lively; energetic; vigorously (jumping, flopping, etc.); piercing (e.g. sound); penetrating
to be dispirited; to be dejected; to be disheartened; to lose heart
flatly rejecting; curtly refusing; beating easily; defeating handily; a kick
a little; for a moment; a short while; just a minute
than; other than; except; but
to run past from behind; to run through (e.g. gate, one's mind)
encounter; being confronted with (e.g. difficulty); meeting with (e.g. accident)
everyday life; daily life
fresh; refreshing; invigorating; clear (e.g. voice); fluent; eloquent
pitiful; pathetic; painful to look at
to be forward; to be impertinent
blunt; to the point; direct; outspoken; frank
(mental) attitude; way of thinking; attention; care; prudence; intention
just as (each) one likes; as (each) one pleases; as (each) one prefers; (each) in one's own way
imitative sound (in film, theatre, etc.); sound effect
to be fated to; be linked by fate
card (information, filing, etc.); card (greetings, congratulations, etc.); (Western) playing cards; credit card; debit card; match; game
request; commission; entrusting (with a matter); dependence; reliance
study; learning; tutorial
careful observation; close attention
Romance of the Three Kingdoms (14th century novel attributed to Luo Guanzhong)