to shine; to glow; to look attractive; to look nice; to be set off (by)
early summer; fourth month of the lunar calendar
How are things with you?; How are you doing?
your Highness; his Highness; her Highness
excuse me; pardon me; I'm sorry; thank you
writing brush; paintbrush; writing with a brush; drawing with a brush; writing (composing text); the written word
to give (as a gift); to present; to confer; to bestow; to award
difficult voyage; hard flight; rough going; rough passage; running into trouble
great; excellent; very troublesome; awful; tiring; tough
collapse; crumbling; breaking down; (radioactive) decay; disintegration
messy; confused; chaotic; complaining about various things
(stand to) attention!; standing at attention
nightlife districts; drinking districts
to draw (a thread); to let out (e.g. a rope); to head out as a group; to set out in large numbers; to send out one after another; to dispatch
(I) think (that); (I) have a feeling (that); (I) fancy (that)
no sooner than; as soon as; immediately after; at the thought of; when I think about
samurai on horseback; (medieval) knight
department; section; course (of study); branch of study; (taxonomical) family
training; drill; practice; discipline
subject; theme; homework; assignment; task; challenge
sky; the air; weather; far-off place; distant place; state of mind; feeling
under (guidance, supervision, rules, the law, etc.); under (a flag, the sun, etc.); beneath; with (e.g. one blow); on (the promise, condition, assumption, etc. that ...); (somebody's) side
to be worried about; to be concerned for someone's welfare
to fade (of a colour); to grow dull in color (colour); to lose vividness; to lose freshness; to grow stale
postscript; post scriptum; PS; P.S.
retainer; attendant; escort
to cherish; to treasure; to prize; to take good care of; to look after
to be worried; to be troubled
love of drink; fondness for alcohol; person who likes to drink; drinker
(only) one option; one possible choice
number of long thin objects (movies, TV programs, baseball games, etc.) (programmes)
brand; make; description; trading name of stocks and securities
bunch of flowers; bouquet
still more; even more; all the more; still less; even less
as a child; when one was a child
to pick; to pluck; to snip; to cut; to nip
personal expenses; pocket money; spending money; incidental expenses; allowance
easy; simple; informal; offhand; cheap
until now; so far; up to the present