to bloom; to blossom; to become lively (esp. of conversation); to become animated; to experience a golden age
circumference; girth; surroundings; neighbourhood; people surrounding oneself; surrounding circumstances
light; bright; bright (colour); cheerful; bright; bright (future, prospects, etc.); rosy
black; dark; blackish; suspicious; criminal; darkened and dirty; sooty
to be dyed; to be tainted; to be infected; to be stained
cute; adorable; dear; precious; innocent; childlike
to receive; to take; to get someone to do something; to have in one's pocket (a fight, match); to contract (a disease); to catch
myself; yourself; I; me; you
number one; first; best; most; game; round
to take pride in; to pride oneself; to be proud of
although; despite; whereas; while; if only; I wish
to be involved (in); to get involved (in); to relate to (a matter); to pertain to; to (seriously) affect; to concern
unsteadily (e.g. on one's feet); shakily; wavering (in one's mind); unsteadily; aimlessly; unconsciously
to try to ...; to be about to do ...; to decide to ...; to take as; to treat as; to use for; to suppose that (such) is the case
gait; walk; stride; trace (e.g. of route taken by hunted criminal); track; trail
house; residence; family; household; lineage; family name
to support; to prop; to sustain; to hold at bay; to stem; to check
while; during; while; although; all; both
residence; estate; grounds; premises; mansion
break room; lounge (e.g. in an onsen); resting room
to advance (spatially); to go forward; to precede; to go ahead (of); to make progress; to move ahead (e.g. of work); to intensify
at that time; at that moment; then; on that occasion
another (person); the other person; one more (person)
person; someone; human beings; mankind; human (Homo sapiens); (other) people; others
encounter; running into; meeting with (e.g. an accident); being confronted with (e.g. a difficulty)
to have been decided (so) that; to have been arranged (so) that; to be the result (of); to be the outcome; to be the reason (for)
somehow; how; in what way; why; what kind of
yes; yeah; huh?; what?; 's; of
is it?; isn't it?; be; is
appearing that; seeming that; looking like; having the appearance of
to hang one's head; to look down; to cast one's eyes downward
to raise one's face; to lift one's head; to raise one's eyes
there (place relatively near listener); there (place just mentioned); that place; then (of some incident just spoken of); that (of point just raised); (arch.) you
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
(present) head of a family
behind; rear; after; later; remainder; the rest; more (e.g. five more minutes)
to collect; to put (it all) together; to summarize; to aggregate; to bring to a conclusion; to finalize
elegant; refined; polished; high-quality goods; first-class article
jacket; book jacket; dust cover; CD jacket; record jacket
to put on (coat, gown, etc.)
fresh; refreshing; invigorating; clear (voice); fluent (speech); eloquent
to make a lovely picture; to be perfect for a picture; picture-perfect; picturesque