elevation (of spirits); raising (of morale); uplift; upsurge
slapping on (stamp, sticker); flopping down
to stick (to); to cling (to); to stay (e.g. in the office)
endurance; patience; perseverance; self-control; self-restraint
university student; college student
parent; parents; dealer (in cards, mahjong, etc.); banker; founder; inventor; (pet) owner
young child; toddler; child over 1 but not yet of school age
alone; by oneself; on one's own
superficial; apparent; seeming; surface; cosmetic
purpose; goal; aim; objective; intention
does not seem; unlikely; improbable
to stand (still) a while; to loiter; to stop
middle and high-school students
to stop; to stay (e.g. the night); to contain; to keep (in position, in place); to record (e.g. a fact); to retain
to compromise; to meet halfway; to step up to; to walk up to; to approach
to come true (of a wish, prayer, etc.); to be realized; to suit (e.g. a purpose); to meet (wishes, ideals, etc.); to match (implies competition); to rival
evening sky; twilight sky
to cover a surface; to spread all over; to blanket; to lay
here and there; all around; everywhere; to get things in the wrong order (back to front); to become muddled up
Mr.; Mrs.; makes a word more polite (usu. in fixed expressions); state; situation
foundation; basis; bedrock; substrate (circuit board)
Metropolis (of Tokyo); (Tokyo) Metropolitan District; counter for cities and towns; capital
slightly; lightly; thinly; faintly; dimly
to lie down; to stretch out; to lie ahead (of danger, difficulty, etc.); to lie in wait
Mount Fuji; Mt. Fuji; Fujiyama; Fuji-san
splendour; splendor; pompousness; magnificence
horizon (related to land)
obi; kimono sash; paper wrapper on books, CDs, etc.; band; belt; cingulum
to be accompanied by; to be attended by; to take along (someone); to conquer; to subjugate; to subdue
madder red; dark red; crimson