clever; bright; sharp; wise; intelligent; sagacious
blue; azure; green; pale; gray; unripe
somewhere; anywhere; in some respects
country; state; region; national government; central government; home (i.e. hometown, home country); (arch.) province (of Japan)
prince; subordinate Kumano shrine
beautiful face; beautiful looks; beauty; belle; handsome man
to; for; in order to; for; as for; regarding
adult (esp. person 20 years old or over); grownup; becoming an adult; coming of age; growing up (to be a man, woman)
distinctive of; characteristic of; uniquely applying to; but; except; without
colouring; coloring; sex appeal (esp. of women); sexiness; interest in the opposite sex; sexual feelings; charm
to colour; to color; to grow lively; to become excited; to waver; to show uneasiness
after all; because; but; even; too; as well
one (esp. of two); the other; on the one hand; on the other hand; whereas; although
talk; speech; topic; subject; discussions; negotiation; rumor
to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)
while; during; while; although; all; both
frantic; frenetic; inevitable death; brinkmate (inevitable checkmate)
notebook; copy-book; note; noting down; (musical) note; laptop (computer)
to take; to pick up; to pass; to hand; to get; to obtain; to adopt (a method, proposal, etc.)
indicates word or phrase being defined; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); with; (not) as much as; (not) so much as; the fact that
simply put; putting it simply; in short
thing; object; one's things; possessions; things; something; quality
price; cost; value; worth; value
level; standard; water level
various; varied; diverse; all sorts of
depending on the situation; depending on circumstances
transition; change; progress; passing (of time)
thank you; thanks; much (thanks); very (sorry); quite; really; somehow
poor (at); weak (in); not very good (at); not one's cup of tea; not one's favorite
to study (in depth); to learn; to take lessons in
hardly any; almost nonexistent; very little
this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence
absolute basics; very rudiments
to keep in mind; to memorize
to put; to place; to leave (behind); to establish (an organization, a facility, a position, etc.); to set up; to appoint (someone to a certain position); to hire
far away; far off; nowhere near; far cry
careful observation; close attention
yes; indeed; ha!; what?; huh?; sigh
something; something or other; so-and-so; somehow; anyhow; one way or another
to end; to come to an end; to close; to finish
indicates emotion or admiration; indicates emphasis; I; me; wah!; boo!