seeing for the first time; first sight; first meeting; sight-reading
to feel sorry (for, that); to regret (that); to feel pity; to sympathize
front and rear; front and back; before and after; around; about; order; context
sightseeing; watching; viewing; sightseer; watcher; spectator
verbal promise; one's word
another time; some other time
to go down and stand; to alight; to get down
tsk tsk; oh-oh; huh; what's that?
to age; to grow old (esp. in appearance); to show marks of age
quick-witted and agile; keen and nimble
presence (of a nobleman, the emperor, etc.); outrider (person riding horseback in the lead position of a cavalcade); My Lord; My Lady
young bird; chick; fledgling; hina doll; doll displayed during the Girls' Festival
to hardly recognise; to mistake for something or somebody else
to be haggard; to be gaunt; to be emaciated; to be worn out (e.g. illness, worry)
to master (e.g. a skill); to become accustomed to (e.g. a lifestyle); to acquire (e.g. a habit); to retain
to step forward; to volunteer
boorish; inelegant; unpolished; unromantic; tactless
conference room; council room
document; letter; writing; contents (e.g. of a letter)
proposition; thesis; notion; problem; issue; challenge
meeting; conference; session; assembly; council; convention
to colour; to color; to apply make-up; to decorate; to garnish
one's station in life; one's personal history; one's circumstances; one's lot; one's destiny; one's future
to put in; to place inside; to be enthusiastic; to be engrossed; to be in high spirits; to be excited
natural; understandable; reasonable; no wonder
to be prepared to flee; to become restless; to become agitated
one's own property; possessions
hollow; cavity; hole; cave
bounce; spring; momentum; impetus; moment; instant
promotion; encouragement; fostering; unwanted help (usu. unintentionally harmful); unnecessary help
affinity; feeling of closeness (with someone); feeling of kinship
true character; real nature
to seize; to capture; to arrest; to hold down; to subdue
good flavor; good flavour; delicacy; dainty
of all (things, people, places, days, etc.)
twice; again; second time
to cut one's way through; to tide over; to struggle through; to get over