skillful; skilled; proficient; flattery
authority; expert; counter for messages, letters, notes, documents, etc.; understanding (esp. of male-female relations); tact; supernatural powers
from now; from the present moment; from this time forward; henceforth
to show signs of ...; to have the appearance of ...
to poke fun at; to make fun of; to send up
straight; quickly; quietly; gently; to feel refreshed; to feel satisfied
to ask a question; to begin to ask a question
to separate; to part; to divide; to keep apart
approval; agreement; support; favour; favor
every person; every mouth; every entrance
head; lead; vanguard; first
to turn one's head; to look over one's shoulder; to turn around; to think back (on); to reminisce; to look back (on)
pride; boast; credit (to)
gradually; steadily; slowly; little by little; step by step; by degrees
beyond this point; from now on; after this
to fall onto; to happen; to befall
to tear up; to tear off; to rip up; to separate (e.g. a couple); to disrupt (a relationship)
to think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine
to go away; to become more distant; to fade away; to be estranged
perhaps; likely; probably; I dare say
single; solo; solitary; just one; only one
conclusion; resolution; gathering and bundling; convergence; focusing (e.g. light); convergence
December; twelfth month of the lunar calendar
town; block; downtown; main street; street; road
to change color (esp. leaves, fruit, flowers) (colour); to turn crimson (e.g. leaves in autumn); to begin to redden; to ripen; to grow ripe
dryness; aridity; drying (e.g. clothes); insipidity
(many) trees; every tree; all kinds of trees
to strip a person of all his or her clothes; to leave someone with nothing; to leave someone penniless; to steal someone blind
to smoke; to breathe in; to suck; to sip; to absorb; to soak up
to cool (from room temperature); to chill; to calm down; to cool off; to be frightened (at); to be scared (of)
Hokkaido (island, prefectural-level administrative unit)
to compare; to make a comparison; to compete; to vie
firmly; absolutely; flatly; by far; far and away; by a long shot
muffler; scarf; comforter; muffler (for a vehicle exhaust); silencer
three kinds; three varieties
sacred treasure; the three sacred treasures (sword, jewel, mirror); implement used in religious ceremonies
release; unleashing; liberation; deallocation (of computer memory)
the same as always; day after day