poor (living); barely continuing; just scraping along; very narrow
celebration; auspicious occasion
to be delighted; to be glad; to congratulate; to gratefully accept
favoritism (towards relatives); favouritism; nepotism
not a chance; not likely; oh no; yuck; fault; defect
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
slowly (but steadily); gradually; bit-by-bit; slowly soaking in; slowly permeating; oozing out
cherry blossom (colour, color)
to welter in blood; to be covered in blood
earth; ground; place; territory; bottom (of a package, book, etc.); earth (one of the five elements)
gradation; gradation haircut; taper
(following a verb) to be sure to; to do (something) so that ...; to make sure to; to try to
query; interrogation; enquiry; question; inquiry
tide; current; tendency; trend
plain; unfigured; patternless; solid (color)
to weave into; to interweave; to be incorporated in; to be factored in
to take (someone) by surprise; to do something unexpected
tightly; firmly; fast; sharply; keenly
deep emotion; impression; inspiration
transition; change; progress; passing (of time)
to carry off; to run away with; to sweep away; to take entirely for oneself; to monopolize
sister-in-law (spouse's younger sister or younger brother's wife); younger stepsister; younger adopted sister; non-blood-related younger sister
dark; gloomy; depressed; dispirited; dark (in colour); dull; ill-boding
hoot hoot; tu-whit tu-whoo; oh!; I see; huh!
good humour (humor); good mood
changing clothes; change of clothes
to attend on; to wait on; to accompany; to escort; to chaperone
to break into song; to burst into song; to begin singing
Ms; Miss; Madame; highbrow (woman); cerebral
leading; prominent; eminent; counting on one's fingers
formality; social rules; social status; social standing; (arch.) amendments and enforcement regulations (of the ritsuryo)