a lot; lots; enough; sufficient; enough; too many
fingers; fingertips; underling; stooge; tool
lead; leading; leading (in points, goals, etc.); getting ahead; lead (from a base); lead (of an article); lede
out of character; unlike one
to become known; to come to light; to be known; to be understood; to clearly not amount to much; to be insignificant
more and more; all the more; at last; finally; (at the) last moment; worst possible time
empress (consort); queen (consort)
choosing; selecting; deciding (on)
to begin; to start; to happen (again); to begin (anew); to date (from); to originate (in)
to line up; to stand in a line; to rival; to match; to equal
corridor; hallway; passageway
suddenly; casually; accidentally; incidentally; unexpectedly; unintentionally
under one's eyes; below one's eyes
scene; spectacle; sight; view
to stop walking; to pause
pretty; lovely; clean; clear; completely; entirely
to cut (grass, hair, etc.); to mow; to clip; to trim; to prune; to shear
to colour; to color; to apply make-up; to decorate; to garnish
wind; breeze; manner; behaviour; cold; influenza
hardly any; almost nonexistent; very little
silver; silver colour; (fig.) snow
under (guidance, supervision, rules, the law, etc.); under (a flag, the sun, etc.); beneath; with (e.g. one blow); on (the promise, condition, assumption, etc. that ...); (someone's) side
interval; period of time; among; between; good opportunity; chance
in the meanwhile; during the time
daily; everyday; days (e.g. of one's youth); every day; day after day
behavior; behaviour; conduct; entertainment; treat; feast
observation; survey; watching
materials; ingredients; material (for a novel, experiment, etc.); subject matter; grounds (for a decision, judgement, etc.); basis
(slowly and) carefully; without haste; thoroughly; deliberately; closely; meticulously
softly; mildly; gently; politely
attention; notice; care; caution; advice; warning
softly; gently; stealthily; secretly; to leave alone; to leave as it is
to turn aside adroitly; to dodge
coincidence; chance; by chance; unexpectedly; contingency
to find fault with; to question
taste; elegance; appearance; air; the likes of ...; lowly people such as ...
crossing swords; competing against; contending with; fighting against
commoner; plebeian; commoner (in Japan between 1869 and 1947; the lowest of the three classes)
one's origin (e.g. city, country, parentage, school)
position; situation; viewpoint; standpoint; point of view