habit; (social) custom; practice; convention
to practice; to practise; to train; to drill; to become practiced; to become practised
of no interest; not interested
rest period; intermission; break time; recess
inconsequential; indifferent; not worth worrying about; whatever; whichever; I don't care
to meet; to encounter; to see; to have an accident; to have a bad experience
to gain in skill; to improve; to get better
self-evident; obvious; axiomatic; self-explanatory; trivial
dramatic (improvement); remarkable (difference); marked; (far) better; exceptional
secret trick; hidden method; trick of the trade; cheat (in a video game)
comfort; ease; easy; simple; (economically) comfortable; raku pottery
more than most people; more than other people; compared with other people; more than others
stoic; stoical; self-disciplined; abstemious; Stoic (philosopher)
cunning deed; sly trick; foul play; cunning person; sly fellow; cheat
sometimes; occasionally; at times; seasonal; of the season; appropriate (for the season or occasion)
future (usually near); prospects
master; teacher; stable master
serious; honest; sober; grave; earnest; steady
to sigh; to breathe a sigh
profile; face in profile; face seen from the side; (personal) profile; (biographical) sketch; outline (of someone's life)
holiness; sacredness; sanctity; dignity
diplomacy; selling (e.g. door-to-door); canvassing
bureau; department; office (e.g. post, telephone); broadcasting station (e.g. television, radio); affair; situation
one's possessions; ownership
reception hall (esp. for visiting state dignitaries); guest house; State Guest House (esp. Akasaka palace, also guest house in Kyoto)
greenhouse; hothouse; conservatory; glasshouse
light; illumination; ray; happiness; hope; influence
glazing; fitting with glass; transparency; openness; lack of secrecy
to lock up; to shut up; to imprison
spring; springtime; New Year; prime (of life); height (of one's prosperity); adolescence
to be in full bloom; to blossom in full glory; to be in fullness of bloom
multicolored; multicoloured; of various colors; diverse; of all kinds; all manners of
flowers; beautiful; spectacular
light blue; pale blue; aqua
feather; plume; wing; blade (of a fan, propeller, etc.); shuttlecock (in badminton); shuttlecock (in hanetsuki); arrow feathers
to rest; to suspend; to give relief
nectar; honey; honeydew; treacle; molasses; sorbitol (when visible as dark patches inside an apple)
Cynthia; Synthia; Shinshia
to spread; to extend; to unfold; to open; to scatter about; to spread around