mechanic; mechanical; mechanism; technique (e.g. in piano-playing)
beautiful face; beautiful looks; beauty; belle; handsome man
area of the field one is supposed to (or able to) defend; (one's) field; (one's) scope; one's type; kind of person one is attracted to
brewing; fermenting; arousing; causing; creating
Burmese rosewood (Pterocarpus indicus); angsana; flowering quince (of genus Chaenomeles) (Pseudocydonia sinensis); Chinese quince (Chaenomeles sinensis); quince (Cydonia oblonga)
pet name; nickname; affectionate name; term of endearment
young and cheeky; brash; sassy
to see eye to eye; to be on the same wavelength; to talk the same language
big-shot; influential person; happy face; smiling face; sympathetic attitude; getting along with
to be born (with); to be born (to be); to be destined
hoarding; storing away (without using)
absent-mindedly; idly; vacantly; doing nothing
great mistake; serious error; blunder; complete misunderstanding
to keep in mind; to bear in mind; to try; to aim to do; to endeavor; to endeavour
shadow; shade; shading; nuance; shades of meaning; subtleties
violent shock; agitation; turbulence; turmoil; upheaval; excitement
birthplace; origin; cradle; motherland
to wriggle; to squirm; to crawl like a worm
roots; origin; one's roots; ancestry
lesson; class; teaching; instruction; classwork; schoolwork
13th day of the month; 13 days
chief; main; principal; important
decrease; reduction; decline
continent; continental Asia (esp. mainland China); continental Europe
north-east; Tōhoku (northernmost six prefectures of Honshu); Tohoku
wildly enthusiastic; crazy (about something)
size; dimension; large and small (sizes); various sizes; daishō (matched pair of long and short swords); large and small drums; long months and short months
to grapple with; to wrestle with; to engage in a bout; to tackle (e.g. a problem); to come to grips with; to work hard on
greening (i.e. planting to increase greenery); tree planting; afforestation
department; bureau; section; part
for a short while; for a while; for some time; for the time being
research vessel; research ship
afterwards; at a later time; later on; after some time
discouragement; despondency; dejection; disappointment