real feeling; actual feeling; to actually feel; to have a real feeling (that ...); to experience personally
axis; shaft; center; centre; stalk; stem
real; realistic; serious; non-joking; realtime blog; real world (cf. online games or social networking services)
member; participant; attendee; lineup (sport)
comparison; something worthy of comparison
type of occupation; occupational category
skill; ability; dexterity; performance; workmanship; craftsmanship
to restrict; to limit; to be restricted to; to be limited to; to be best (for); to be the best plan
particle used to indicate the speaker's hope, desire, wish, etc. (e.g. "it would be nice if ...", "I wish there were ...", etc.); emphatic particle; particle adding uncertainty
to build up one's strength; to get stronger; to give (someone) strength; to cheer (someone) up; to encourage (someone)
difficulty; hardship; trouble; infeasibility; inability (to carry out)
to stand in the way (esp. with legs spread out); to block the way; to stand in the way (e.g. of progress); to obstruct
big; large; drastic; full-width cloth (approx. 72 cm wide for traditional Japanese clothing; approx. 140 cm wide for Western clothing)
decrease; reduction; decline
that's true; of course; obviously
this is why; that is the reason why; it is the case that; so; thus; with that
victory or defeat; match; contest; game
to be deeply impressed; to take to heart; to engrave on one's heart; to bear in mind; (lit.) to engrave on one's liver
November; eleventh month of the lunar calendar
falling lightly (e.g. snow, petals, confetti); fluttering; flickering; twinkling; appearing and disappearing; catching glimpses
to fall (of rain, snow, ash, etc.); to come down; to form (of frost); to beam down (of sunlight or moonlight); to pour in; to visit (of luck, misfortune, etc.)
cold (e.g. weather); uninteresting (esp. joke); lame; dull
kotatsu; table over an electric heater, with a hanging quilt to retain heat (orig. over a charcoal brazier in a floor well)
to display one's real ability; to show one's real ability; to show one's stuff; to show oneself at one's best; to really shine; to come into one's own
warm; mild; warm (of a colour); mellow; having enough money
cold (to the touch); chilly; icy; (emotionally) cold; coldhearted; unfeeling
warm; mild; (pleasantly) hot; considerate; kind; genial
to cool down; to get cold; to cool off (excitement, temper, etc.); to subside; to be cold (eyes, expression, etc.); to be composed
unexpected; surprising; unanticipated; strange; unforeseen
to rub together; to reconcile (ideas, proposals, plans); to compare and adjust
as usual; as always; as ever; as before; still
magnificent; grand; fair; square; grandly; boldly
gloss; luster; mellowness (of a voice); youthfulness (e.g. of skin); interest; appeal
wooden; made of wood; wooden construction
diligently; seriously; perfectly; properly; sufficiently; satisfactorily
exactly; precisely; closely; tightly; properly; without fail
taking a glance at; glimpsing at; taking a peek at; quick look; peep