lively; full of spirit; energetic; healthy; well; fit
above anything else; above all; more than anything; best; greatest; excellent
senior (at school, work, etc.); superior; elder; older person; predecessor
you; before (a god, nobleman, etc.); in front of
appearing ...; looking ...; way to ...; method of ...ing; form; style
to recognise; to recognize; to know by sight; to become acquainted with
junior (at work, school, etc.); younger people; younger student
to hold (in one's hand); to take; to possess; to have; to maintain; to keep; to last
honest; frank; candid; honestly; frankly
with a feeling of relief; with a sigh of relief; deeply (sigh)
wife; garnish (esp. one served with sashimi); trimmings; accompaniment; side (remark)
introduction; presentation; referral; showcase (of a product)
to say; to be called; to do
to receive favor; to receive assistance; to receive help; to be looked after; to be taken care of; to become dependent (on)
to be (animate); to be; to be ...-ing; to have ...-ed; to be ...-ed; to (have the audacity to) do
light (color, taste, etc.); faint (e.g. smell); pale; faint (feeling, hope, etc.); fleeting; slight
memory; sense; experience
memory; recollection; remembrance; memory; storage
to differ (from); to be different; to be wrong; to be incorrect; to become abnormal; to go wrong
to feel (as if); to have a feeling (that); to have a hunch (that); to feel like doing; to want to do
one person; being alone; being by oneself; being single; being unmarried; by oneself
to run away; to flee; to avoid (a question, responsibility, etc.); to evade; to win without being overtaken; to hold off the other contenders (until the finish)
second marriage; remarriage
should (be); bound (to be); nock (of a bow); nock (of an arrow); nock-shaped grip (between thumb and forefinger); wooden frame on the tip of the mast of a Japanese ship that prevents the hawser from falling out
perhaps; possibly; by some chance; by some possibility
soft; tender; soft (colour, light, etc.); subdued; informal; light
to see through (a lie, scheme, etc.); to see into (someone's mind); to read (someone's true feelings); to penetrate
comparatively; relatively; fairly; considering ...; for ...; despite ...
tightly (holding on); firmly; strongly (built); solidly; properly; well
next (to); adjoining; adjacent; house next door; neighbouring house; next-door neighbour
ordinary; common; free of charge; free; unaffected; as is
smiling; beaming; radiant; bright; cheerful
here; this place; this point; here; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...
discourtesy; impoliteness; excuse me; goodbye; to leave; to be rude
called; named; as many as; as much as; all ...; every single ...
to drain; to pour; to float (e.g. logs down a river); to set adrift; to wash away; to carry away; to broadcast
book; volume; this; present; main; head; real
to read; to recite (e.g. a sutra); to chant; to predict; to guess; to pronounce; to read (e.g. a kanji)
scene; setting; scene (in a movie, play); shot; state of the market