notable; important; chief; valuable; conspicuous; outstanding
ideal; perfect; most suitable; just right
light (e.g. aircraft, truck); light motor vehicle (up to 660cc and 64bhp); kei car
to gain knowledge; to be illuminated; enlightening; informative; illuminating
active duty; active service; student taking (university) entrance exams while still enrolled in school; student who passed their university entrance exams on the first try
system of automatic advancement to high school and university without an entrance exam
private school; non-government school; independent school
prejudice; bias; distorted view
cross-examination; close questioning; demanding an explanation
I don't care; fine, whatever; that's okay; sure, go ahead
distinctive of; characteristic of; uniquely applying to; but; except; without
taking (a picture or video) secretly; taking a sneak shot; making a secret (video) recording; filming without someone's knowledge
choux (pastry); cream puff
suddenly (stick out, appear, extend, etc.); abruptly (protrude); unexpectedly
big snake; (large) serpent
touch; touching; being involved in; touch (of a painter, pianist, etc.); style (of writing, drawing, etc.); tag
flicker (light); waver; trickle (water); glance at
example; simile; metaphor; allegory
regular customer; valued client
feelings; thoughts; meaning
to appear all together; to be all present
board-shaped; plank-shaped; sheet-shaped
to make a circle (of a motion, arrangement, etc.); to move (e.g. one's head) in a circle; to form (the shape of) a circle; to draw a circle
to be disordered; to be disarranged; to be discomposed; to be upset; to lapse into chaos (due to war, etc.)
solving a riddle; solving a mystery
reasoning; inference; deduction; mystery genre; detective genre
to bring (something); to take along; to fetch; to get
splish-splash; with a splash
when you really think about it; on reflection; in actual fact; once again (fashionable, popular, etc.); back (in style)
daffodil (esp. Narcissus tazetta var. chinensis); narcissus
deep pool; deep water; abyss; depths (e.g. of despair); grip (e.g. of death)
of uncertain meaning; ambiguous; cryptic; nonsensical; incomprehensible; perplexing
undine; Undine (1811 German novella by Friedrich de la Motte Fouqué)
to miss a chance; to miss an opportunity
18th day of the month; 18 days
to throw into; to dump in together
all right; let's do this!; you got it!; it's here!; finally!; boom!
ancient times; distant past; antiquity
(archeological) remains; ruins; relics
wave; billow; ups and downs; (something) advancing step by step; (something) surging forward inopposably; tendency
to carve; to engrave; to sculpt; to tattoo
mystery; mysteriousness; secret