being deeply moved emotionally; excitement; passion; inspiration; deep emotion; strong impression
lively; full of spirit; energetic; healthy; well; fit
appearing that; seeming that; looking like; having the appearance of
change; alteration; difference; distinction; something wrong; abnormality
to worry about (someone's welfare or comfort); to feel anxious about; to have apprehensions of
national language; Japanese language (often as a school subject in Japan); native Japanese words (as opposed to loanwords)
after an interval of ... years; for the first time in ... years
poor-quality; shoddy; unskillful; inexpert; unlucky
to laugh; to smile; to sneer; to ridicule; to be dumbfounded; to be flabbergasted
plans; arrangement; schedule; program; programme; expectation
pregnancy; conception; gestation
to take care doing something; to be prudent; to take no chances; to play it safe
care-taking; house-sitting; house-watching; caretaker; house-sitter
topic; subject; much talked about; topical; in the news
to move (house); to transfer (department); to change the target of interest or concern; to elapse (passage of time); to be permeated by a colour or scent; to be infected
ah!; oh!; yes; indeed; aah; gah
son (of others); boy; young master; green young man from a well-to-do family; young man innocent of the ways of the world
how should I put it?; what shall I say?; well, you know; like
all; altogether; entirely; exactly like; just like; spitting image of
same; identical; equal; anyway; anyhow; in either case
nicely; properly; frequently; often; I'm glad that you ...; thank you for ...
skin; body (in the context of intimate bodily contact); surface; grain (e.g. of wood); disposition; temperament
colour; color; complexion; skin colour; look (on one's face); expression; appearance
-ian (e.g. Italian); -ite (e.g. Tokyoite); -er (e.g. performer, etc.); person working with ...; man; person
to be mixed; to be blended with; to be combined; to associate with; to mingle with; to interest
blood; blood; ancestry; (the) blood; feelings
indicates emotion or admiration; indicates emphasis; I; me; wah!; boo!
existence; possession; having; limited company
entering; setting (of the Sun); containing; content; income; beginning
not exceeding; and downward; below (e.g. standard); under (e.g. a level); the below-mentioned; the following
(linguistic) competence; language capability
criticism; judgement; judgment; comment
to surround; to encircle; to besiege; to lay siege to; to play (go, shogi, etc.)
to pass through; to pass by; to pass (of time); to elapse; to have expired; to have ended; to exceed
is that so? (generally rhetorical)
travel agent; travel agency
to join hands together; to join forces; to collaborate
publicity; advertisement; advertising; propaganda
to increase; to add to; to augment
thin rice porridge; watery cooked rice; rice gruel; congee
more or less; though not quite satisfactorily; tentatively; for the time being; just in case; once
wonderful; marvelous; strange; strangely enough; oddly enough; for some reason
astonishing; amazing; surprising; wonderful
to talk about; to speak of; to recite; to chant; to indicate; to show