phantasmagoric; protean; shape-shifting; kaleidoscopic; capable of ever-changing appearance
outstanding talent; person of exceptional talent; gifted person
to be frugal; to be sparing; to value; to hold dear; to regret (e.g. a loss); to feel sorry (for)
close-cropped hair; shaven head
duty; function; office; mission; task
to lean against; to set against
abuse; misuse; perversion
unofficial report; confidential report
someone else's hands; someone else's possession; hand (worker); aide; labor; labour
unmanageable child; spoiled child (spoilt); spoiled brat
empirical; from experience
double; two-fold; diplo-; dipl-; double-edged eyelid; double eyelid
minor cosmetic surgery; nip and tuck
to loiter; to putter; to prowl; to wander about; to roam about; to knock around
lying down and getting up; waking; getting up; living (with); staying (with)
rain shower in late autumn (fall) or early winter
simmered with; cooked with; boiling; boiled dish
salmon (Salmonidae spp.); chum salmon (Oncorhynchus keta)
something out of the ordinary; variant; variety; person with an unusual character or background; unique figure; exceptional type
rice grasshopper (of genus Oxya); grasshopper; locust (of family Catantopidae)
good outward appearance; looking nice; being attractive; making a fine show
speech; tongue; dialect; brogue; bento; Japanese box lunch; petal
staking out (in advance; e.g. a seat or a spot); saving a place; reserving a location
work; labor; achievement; performance; salary; income
interference (esp. in horse racing)
to suffer; to receive (kindness, rebuke, support); to sustain (damage)
often (happens); tend to; be apt to; be likely to
counter for chairs or seats
best photograph; best shot
third year of junior high school; third-year junior high school student
first place; first rank; unit's position; Japanese yew (Taxus cuspidata)
to meet; to assemble; to gather; to encounter; to run into
to soak (in); to steep; to dip; to pickle; to preserve (in salt, vinegar, etc.)
Japanese katydid (Gampsocleis buergeri); katydid; bush-cricket (Tettigoniidae); (arch.) cricket