brilliant; glorious; glittering; bright; splendid (e.g. achievement, success); promising (e.g. future)
distinction; favoritism; favouritism; discrimination
on good terms (with); on friendly terms (with); (getting along) well; in harmony; happily; peacefully
be considered; be deemed; be thought to be
persistent; obstinate; tenacious; relentless; insistent; importunate
ring; circle; hoop; wheel; circle (e.g. of friends); planetary ring
to drag into; to pull into; to lure inside; to win over; to entice into
isolation; being alone; being friendless
to ill-treat; to bully; to torment; to be tough on (e.g. one's body); to treat harshly
comfort; ease; easy; simple; (economically) comfortable; raku pottery
intonation; accent; modulation; inflection
(home) tutor; private tutor; private teacher
to read too much into things; to get wrong ideas by letting one's imagination run wild; to have a groundless suspicion
isn't it?; let's ...; why don't we ...; how about we ...
post; official position; managerial position; executive position
concrete; definite; specific; material; substantial
(way of) life; lifestyle; living; life circumstances; livelihood; day-to-day life
to content oneself with; to be resigned to (one's fate); to be contented (satisfied) with (one's lot)
celebrated personage; big-wig; person in a high position
that's the way it is; such is life
to come to mind; to pop into one's head
increasingly; more and more; decreasingly; less and less
misemono; type of Edo- and Meiji-period side show often held outdoors or in small temporarily erected shacks on temple and shrine grounds; show; exhibition; spectacle
distribution (e.g. films, rice); rationing (e.g. food, gasoline); food ration
food; foodstuff; eating; appetite; meal; portion
quantity; amount; generosity; magnanimity; pramana (means by which one gains accurate and valid knowledge; in Indian philosophy)
to boil well; to stew; to simmer (for a long time); to cook (various ingredients) together
legume (esp. edible legumes or their seeds, e.g. beans, peas, pulses); bean; soya bean (Glycine max); soybean; female genitalia (esp. the clitoris); kidney; small
meal (e.g. lunch, dinner); diet
to tilt (esp. head); to lean; to incline; to slant
to grip; to grasp; to squeeze
(table) napkin; serviette; sanitary napkin; sanitary pad
crackling; cracking; clapping; incessantly (blinking)
to blink (one's eyes) repeatedly
inconsequential; indifferent; not worth worrying about; whatever; whichever; I don't care
to become empty; to be emptied