sparkle of one's eyes; insight; discernment; penetration
hall; saloon; spacious room; reception room
upper tier; upper section; place of honor; place of honour; dais; raised part of floor
childish; child-like; immature; infantile
suddenly; in a flash; rapidly; attractive; distinguished; showy
light; well-lit; bright (of a colour); brightly-coloured; cheerful; bright; encouraging (for the future of a project, etc.)
to be opposite; to face each other; to confront (an issue); to face
losing posture; falling position from which it is impossible to recover; lame duck; hopeless situation
thin-culmed dwarf bamboo (growing in clusters); Japanese transverse bamboo flute (high-pitched; usu. with seven holes); sliver (strand of loose fibers)
to join forces; to cooperate
lie; fib; mistake; error; unwise move; bad decision
Mino (former province located in the south of present-day Gifu Prefecture)
Ise (former province located in the major part of present-day Mie Prefecture and parts of Aichi and Gifu prefectures); Ise (city)
Ōmi (former province located in present-day Shiga Prefecture)
Wakasa (former province located in the south of present-day Fukui Prefecture)
Echizen (former province located in parts of present-day Fukui and Gifu prefectures)
Kaga (former province located in the south of present-day Ishikawa Prefecture)
(ancient) Japan; Yamato (former province located in present-day Nara Prefecture)
Yamashiro (former province located in the south of present-day Kyoto Prefecture)
Settsu (former province located in the northern and central parts of present-day Osaka and the southeast of Hyogo prefectures)
etc.; et cetera; and so on
to add (numbers); to add (something); to top up (with something); to take care of (e.g. one's business)
to touch; to come in contact with; to receive (e.g. visitor); to attend to; to receive (news); to get; to encounter
to; for; from the standpoint of; as far as ... is concerned
materials; ingredients; material (for a novel, experiment, etc.); subject matter; grounds (for a decision, judgement, etc.); basis
to grow hot (e.g. water); to boil; to get excited (at); to erupt (in applause, cheering, etc.); to ferment; to melt (of metal)
one's way back; one's way home
Sunpu (old name for Shizuoka City)
muscle; tendon; vein; artery; fiber; fibre; line
good humour (humor); good mood
to go by; to go past; to run (between; of a rail service, bus route, etc.); to operate (between); to go indoors; to go into a room; to penetrate
king; queen; monarch; the Crown (as a focus of authority in the UK, etc.); the throne
cooperation; collaboration
worry; concern; anxiety; care; help; aid
have to (verb); must (verb); is indispensable; absolutely necessary
nervous temperament; worrier's disposition
doubt; skepticism; scepticism; disbelief
-ical; -ive; -like; -ish; (something) like; along the lines of
work (e.g. of art); production; harvest; cultivation; technique
chief; main; principal; important
institution; establishment; facility; home (for elderly, orphans, etc.)
movement; transfer; migration; mobile; moving; traveling
opposite side; other side; over there; that way; the other party; the other person