and yet; though; when; in spite of
(treating) equally; without discrimination; impartially; alike; in the same way
newcomer; initiate; rookie
gofer; dogsbody; person who is made to do things or get things for someone else
plain; plateau; tableland
speech; expression; wording; language
to tell; to (try to) persuade; to advise; to warn; to admonish; to reason
awkward; clumsy; stiff; crude; unrefined; constrained
looking directly at; looking straight at; looking squarely at (e.g. a problem); facing (e.g. the truth); normal vision; emmetropia
off the mark; off base; misdirected; irrelevant
genuine; authentic; true; real
doubting; distrustful; incredulous; suspicious
junior (at work, school, etc.); younger people; younger student
allotment; assignment; allocation; allocation
equality (esp. of status); equal footing; equal terms
close; intimate; on good terms
reason for living; something one lives for; purpose in life; raison d'être
dramatic decrease; sharp drop; sudden fall
being adopted into the family of one's bride
derailment; digression; deviation
feeling heavy in the head; heavy-headed; sick with worry
seeing off and meeting on return
in fact; as a matter of fact; actually; in reality; to tell the truth
smoked food; smoking (fish, meat, etc.); smoked
size; large and small (sizes); various sizes; daishō (matched pair of long and short swords); large and small drums; long months and short months; sic bo (Macao dice game)
to put all one's skill (into doing something); to do something to the best of one's ability
female university student; female college student
toe; toe (of a golf club)
exposure; laying bare; baring (e.g. skin); (photographic) exposure
previous engagement; prior contract
to throw away as useless; to scrap; to make null and void; to renege; to annul
to compare; to make a comparison; to compete; to vie
as much as possible; unbeatably; unsurpassably
selection; choice; picking out
acting without restraint; self-indulgence; wild license; being pretentious; putting on airs; foppery
suitable age (esp. for marriage); marriageable age
in all sincerity; with one's whole heart; whole-hearted devotion
wall iris; roof iris; Iris tectorum; fleur-de-lis