to colour; to color; to grow lively; to become excited; to waver; to show uneasiness
shrill; strident; sharp (pain, e.g. headache, earache); ice-cold; very cold
(trend of) the times; current of the times; spirit of the age
in plain words; in plain terms; put simply
to become coarse (e.g. of a texture); to turn rough; to turn gritty; to become sandy
to take the opportunity (to do something); to take the chance
rival candidate; opposing candidate
story; topic (on everyone's lips); (the stuff of) legend
arriving at the present; present-day; to arrive at the present day
with all due respect; if I may make bold to ask
to revive (e.g. a company); to boost (e.g. morale)
effigy; likeness; portrait; statue
greatest treasure; most valuable asset; pride (of)
judgment; judgement; decision; verdict
same crime; being equally guilty; bearing the same amount of responsibility
trial and tribulation; hardships; privations; difficulties
company; group; class; troop; rank; file
ordinary; run-of-the-mill; usual
to cross one's mind; to occur to one
determined; strong-willed
vitality; energy; dynamism
failure; collapse; breakdown; (arch.) tear (in clothing, etc.); (arch.) rip; (arch.) split
foolishness; stupidity; silliness
since one was born; (in) all one's life
damp; moist; (slightly) wet; quiet; calm; peaceful
lapse of memory; forgetting completely; (consigning to) oblivion
to follow; to come after; to come next (to); to rank next (to); to rank second (to)
pottery; earthenware; ceramics; (soft-paste) porcelain; china
restoration (to the original state or location); reconstruction; restitution
counter; window; teller window; contact person; point of contact
to become desperate; to give in to despair
being under the rule of; being under the government of
to be arrested; to be put in bonds
difference (of opinion); strange; odd; different
unable to resist; unable to suppress
crying (of an infant) at night; baby colic
to miss one's chance to say; to fail to mention
probability; likelihood; chances
lifelike life-sized doll (made in the late Edo and Meiji periods); doll-like beauty