horizontal script (esp. of a European language); European writing; Roman letters; European language; Western language
state (US, Australia, India, Germany, etc.); province (e.g. Canada); continent; (arch.) dear
competent; suitable; qualified
kana; Japanese syllabary (i.e. hiragana, katakana)
to attach; to join; to furnish (a house with); to wear; to put on; to keep a diary; to make an entry
to be surprised; to be astonished
to understand; to make out
super-; ultra-; extremely; really; over; more than
as (X, then Y); with; in accordance with; in proportion to
small peninsula; cape; promontory; headland
evaluation; criticism; commenting on; assessment; estimation
from the beginning; from scratch
in spite of; nevertheless; although; despite; no matter the; regardless of
looks; countenance; facial features; physiognomy
dealing with (people, customers, complaints, etc.); receiving (callers, visitors, etc.); attending to; handling; serving
state; state of affairs; appearance; look; sign; indication
matchless; peerless; unequaled; unequalled; unparalleled; unrivaled
to be due to; to be caused by; to depend on; to turn on; to be based on; to come from
double suicide; lovers' suicide
secret; private; surreptitious
quantity; amount; volume; number; amount of money
upper stream; upper course; upstream; upper classes
China; Han dynasty (China, 202 BCE-220 CE); Han (majority Chinese ethnic group); man
character (esp. kanji); letter; handwriting; penmanship; the ... word (e.g. "the L word" = "love")
to understand; to appreciate; to interpret
to devote oneself; to do one thing exclusively; to make a job of; to decide to
yours sincerely; respectfully yours
contrary; opposite; inverse; reverse; back-to-front
ambition; aspiration; sinister designs; treachery
to peek (through a keyhole, gap, etc.); to look down into (a ravine, etc.); to peek into (a shop, bookstore, etc.); to sneak a look at; to take a quick look at; to peep (through a telescope, microscope, etc.); to stick out (a scarf from a collar, etc.)
lively; vivid; vigorous; being born and raised; growing up
to succeed; to bear fruit
lower grade; low class; junior (officer)
seat; location (of a gathering, etc.); place; position; post
to be inflated with pride
recollection; retrospection; reflection; reminiscence
our country; our land; one's own country
treaty; pact; convention; agreement
so; therefore; for that reason; if so; if that is the case; in that case
after this; henceforth; henceforward; from now on
very; awfully; exceedingly; (not) at all; by no means; simply (cannot)
(not) anything; (nothing) at all; (not) any
to be open (to traffic); to lead to; to flow (liquid, current); to pass; to be understood; to be comprehended; to be honored