white; unseasoned; undyed; very much; precisely; playing dumb
pupil; disciple; adherent; follower; apprentice; young person
to have learning; to be educated
a little; a bit; somewhat; slightly; rather
conquest (of a difficulty, illness, crisis, etc.); overcoming; surmounting; bringing under control
field in which one acts unchallenged; unrivaled sphere of activity; one's monopoly
wind direction; situation; way things are going; mood; temper
to the best of my ability, poor though it be
strange thing; odd thing; how absurd!; preposterous!
means of making contact; intermediary; go-between; connections; influence; pull
to shorten; to reduce; to crumple (fabric); to wrinkle; to make (one's body) smaller; to draw in (one's legs)
breaking off relations (with); severing one's connections (with); breaking with (e.g. one's past); insulation (electrical or thermal); isolation
starting field which contains the November and/or December 20-point card
to balance; to be in harmony; to be in equilibrium; to suit; to go well together; to be a good match
grace; favor; favour; blessing; benefit
to be granted (e.g. a title); to be awarded (e.g. a prize); to be gifted with (a talent); to be taught (e.g. a secret technique); to be instructed; to be initiated
primary school; elementary school; grade school
heat; fever; temperature; zeal; passion
air conditioner; air conditioning; aircon
return (to); revolution; recurrence; regression
complete change; about-face
system; lineage; ancestry; group (e.g. of colors) (colours); family (e.g. of languages); close (evolutionary) relationship
independence; self-reliance; independence (e.g. of a nation); freedom; separation; isolation
breaking up (a meeting, gathering, etc.); dispersal (e.g. of a crowd); dissolution (of a company, organization, etc.); winding-up; dissolution (of the Diet, Parliament, etc.)
gaudy (esp. of makeup or clothing); garish; glitzy; loud
trivial; trifling; insignificant; stupid; nonsensical; absurd
to dig; to excavate; to delve into; to dig up (vegetables, treasure, etc.); to mine (coal, ore, etc.); to top
uncool; lame; unfashionable; unstylish; tacky; tasteless
wooden clappers (signalling the beginning or end of a performance)
important point (e.g. on a route); important role (responsibility, etc.); opposition
one's own discretion (idea, responsibility)
considerably; greatly; a lot
to catch (someone's words); to make out; to follow; to ask about (a situation, circumstances, etc.); to inquire
to be understood by each other (of thoughts, feelings, etc.); to be comprehended; to exchange with each other (thoughts, feelings, etc.); to express to each other (e.g. intentions); to communicate with each other
glorious achievement; distinguished service
suddenly; all of a sudden; unexpectedly
to recover consciousness; to come to
to dream (i.e. while asleep); to have a dream; to dream (of the future); to have a fleeting experience
to get up (e.g. from bed); to make one's way in the world; to achieve in life
seeing (with the naked eye); observation; visual inspection
relief; reassurance; recognition of right to land ownership (by the shogunate, a feudal lord, etc.); (arch.) living safely surrounded by walls