vivid; bright; brilliant; skillful; skilful; adroit
white; innocence; innocent person; blank space; white stone; white dragon tile; skewered grilled pig intestine
to draw (attention, sympathy, etc.); to attract (e.g. interest)
frequently; often; (staring) fixedly; narrowly; closely
impressive; striking; memorable; impactful
to take notice (of); to pay attention (to)
pottery; earthenware; yakimono; flame-broiled food (esp. fish); tempered blade
very interesting; of absorbing interest; having a keen interest (in); being immensely curious (about)
anyhow; anyway; somehow or other; apart from ...; setting ... aside
to contain; to comprise; to hold in the mouth; to bear in mind; to understand; to express (emotion, etc.)
all; entire; whole; altogether
needless fear; groundless apprehension; unfounded worry
time (three times, each time, etc.); times
in succession; one by one
accurate; precise; exact; appropriate; apt; right
subtle seasoning that brings out the flavor; secret ingredient
to evaluate; to appraise; to comment on
difficulty; hardship; trouble; infeasibility; inability (to carry out)
to stick into (of something with a sharp point); to prick; to pierce; to resonate emotionally; to move
to hold in one's mouth; to bring with; to take along
to sigh; to breathe a sigh
increasingly; more and more; decreasingly; less and less
disliking a certain food without having tried it; disliking something without having tried it; being prejudiced against; having an instinctive aversion to
signalling with the eyes; exchanging looks; winking
intention; inclination; mind; idea; wish; view
to take out; to produce; to pick out; to fetch; to retrieve
to ferry across (e.g. a river); to carry across; to lay across; to build across; to hand over; to hand in
character (esp. kanji); letter; handwriting; penmanship; the ... word (e.g. "the L word" = "love")
to read; to recite (e.g. a sutra); to chant; to predict; to guess; to pronounce; to read (e.g. a kanji)
sometimes; at intervals; occasionally; on occasion; from time to time
question; inquiry; enquiry
helper; assistant; help; assistance
ready wit; quick wits; resourcefulness; raising (money)
zealous; enthusiastic; ardent; fervent; keen; eager
now that; since; so long as; because
yes; yeah; hum; hmmm; oof
frequently; repeatedly; eagerly; keenly; hard; terribly
to have something on one's mind; to have (undisclosed) reservations; to feel conflicted