spring; springtime; New Year; prime (of life); height (of one's prosperity); adolescence
simultaneously; all at once; in unison
to get up; to rise; to wake up; to be awake; to occur (usu. of unfavourable incidents); to happen
to determine (esp. a culprit or underlying cause); to pin down; to ascertain; (arch.) to stab to death
contagious disease; communicable disease; transmissible disease; infectious disease; epidemic
censure; criticism; blame; disparagement; vilification
style; way; shape; dress; attire; clothing
to account for; to make up; to occupy (a place, position, etc.); to hold (a rank, seat, etc.); to occupy (one's mind, heart, etc.); to weigh (on one's mind)
but; however; provided that
legend; folklore; tradition
number (in a series); (one's) turn; watch; guard; rank; standing; bout
fortunately; luckily; thankfully
hard worker; hardworking person
nice; likeable; desirable
to be reflected; to harmonize with (harmonise); to come out (photo); to be projected; to be displayed (on a screen)
seeming ...; appearing ...; -ish; like a ...; typical of ...
to take into one's possession; to receive; to take into one's care (e.g. person, pet); to take custody of; to leave; to go away
beginning; start; outset; at first; at the beginning; initially
attitude; manner; behaviour; attitude (towards an issue, etc.); position; stance
considerably; fairly; quite; rather; pretty
softening; softening (of attitude); mollification; weakening (of the market); blanching (of vegetables; by depriving them of light)
a little bit; a little while
bad smell; foul smell; offensive odor; stench; stink
in some way or other; one way or another; somehow; only just; barely
whim; caprice; fancy; capricious; fickle; whimsical
traditional performing arts (e.g. shamisen, koto, dance, etc.); accomplishments
to take lessons in; to be taught; to learn (from a teacher); to study (under a teacher); to get training in
book; document; calligraphy (esp. Chinese); penmanship; handwriting; letter
song; singing; classical Japanese poem (esp. tanka); modern poetry
make-up; makeup; cosmetics; decoration; dressing; veneer
mirror; looking-glass; barrel head; page added at the beginning of a document mentioning its purpose, date, author, etc.; mirror-shaped mochi
high-quality goods; luxury item
subordinate work; assistant; domestic duties; servant; maid
to peek (through a keyhole, gap, etc.); to look down into (a ravine, etc.); to peek into (a shop, bookstore, etc.); to sneak a look at; to take a quick look at; to peep (through a telescope, microscope, etc.); to stick out (a scarf from a collar, etc.)
regarding; in; to; towards; with regards to
disrespect; irreverence; impiety; blasphemy; profanity
to regard (as); to consider (to be); to deem; to look upon (as); to think of (as)
there is no need to ...; never happens; there is never a time when
thanks to ...; owing to ...; because of ...
to decorate gaudily; to overdecorate; to deck out; to embellish
when it comes to; concerning (an area of expertise)
very; extremely; terrible; horrid; remarkable; extraordinary
skillful; skilled; proficient; flattery
originally; from the start; from the beginning; none the worse (for); (coming out) even; in the same position (as before)