vivid; bright; brilliant; skillful; skilful; adept
white; innocence; innocent person; blank space; white go stone; white dragon tile; skewered grilled pig intestine
green; greenery (esp. fresh verdure)
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)
earthenware; pottery; 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
precise; accurate; appropriate; exactly the 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 sigh; to breathe a sigh
increasingly; more and more; decreasingly (when declining); 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; idea; inclination; wish
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 decipher; to count
sometimes; at intervals; occasionally; on occasion; from time to time
question; inquiry; enquiry
to leave as; to view as; to maintain the status quo
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