your native country; your hometown; my home country (i.e. Japan); countryside; country; (arch.) daimyo's territory (Edo period)
to look down (on); to condescend (to)
indication; sign; hint; tone (of the market)
to become confused (disconcerted, disorganized, disorganised); to be flustered; to panic; to hurry; to rush; to hasten
yes; indeed; ha!; what?; huh?; sigh
colour; color; complexion; skin colour; look (on one's face); expression; appearance
to stop; to turn off; to park; to prevent; to suppress (a cough); to stop (someone from doing something); to dissuade
decoration; ornament; trimmings
slapping; splashing; splatting; banging shut; flat (refusal, denial, etc.)
this time; now; next time; another time; recently; lately
to hold one's tongue; to shut up
to represent; to signify; to reveal; to show; to express; to make widely known
primary colour; primary color; pure color; unmixed color; original color (of a painting, etc. as opposed to a reproduction)
to use; to make use of; to utilize; to utilise
vivid; bright; brilliant; skillful; skilful; adept
colour usage; color usage; use of colour
such; like that; that sort of; very
in this manner; in this way; like this
wife; Mrs; (arch.) wife of a nobleman (aristocrat, etc.); (arch.) consort of the emperor
to take out; to produce; to pick out; to fetch; to retrieve
to line up; to set up; to enumerate; to itemize; to be equal (to); to compare well (with)
blue cloth; blue ground; blue background
purple; violet; Lithospermum erythrorhizon (species of gromwell); type of soy sauce
race (of people); type of person
hard to understand; incomprehensible; unintelligible
to mutter; to murmur; to grumble; to tweet (Twitter)
to scold; to chide; to rebuke; to reprimand
to straighten up one's back (e.g. stand up straight, sit up straight); to hold one's head high
high (e.g. spirits); merry; high; high (i.e. feeling of extreme pleasure)
comprehension; consent; understanding; OK; roger (on two-way radio)
to blame; to reproach; to question (a suspect); to challenge; to aggravate (an injury); to be aggravated
push-up (exercise); press-up
to impose (a tax, fine, etc.); to levy; to assign (a task, duty, etc.); to give; to set
entertainment; amusement; fun
smallish; on the small side; somewhat small; short swing of a bat, racquet, etc.
to fit into (a box, frame, category, etc.); to be contained within; to settle down (into); to be installed (in one's rightful place); to settle into (one's position); to take up (a post)
gem; jewel; precious stone