lapis lazuli blue; bright blue; azure
manner; way; appearance; air; custom; convention; folk song (genre of the Shi Jing)
to let fly; to make fly; to skip over; to leave out; to run fast; to drive fast; to spray
adventure; venture; venture which is unlikely to succeed; risky attempt; danger
story; tale; narrative; account; fable; legend
volume (of book); reel (of film); scroll (of books or paintings); roll (paper, etc.)
prefix for forming ordinal numbers
two parts; two copies; the second part
marriage proposal; courtship
rapid development; rapid unfolding
good-looking guy; handsome man; hunk; Adonis; cool guy
to be kind to; to treat kindly
beating (of the heart, with joy, excitement, etc.); palpitation; throbbing; pounding; fluttering
country; state; region; national government; central government; home (i.e. hometown, home country); province (of Japan)
normally being cold but at some prompt suddenly becoming lovestruck; hot-cold personality type
straight-laced person; stubborn person
moment; instant; just then; right at that moment; for a moment; for an instant
rotation; revolution; working (e.g. of one's mind); function; turnover (of goods, funds, etc.); circulation
head (of a household, etc.); leader; owner; proprietor; subject (of a rumour, etc.); doer (of a deed); guardian spirit (e.g. long-resident beast, usu. with mystical powers)
sunburn; suntan; becoming discolored from the sun (e.g. of paper); yellowing; drying up (of a river, field, etc.)
hands and feet; limbs; person at one's beck and call; person at hand; reliable worker
plump; with a thud; heavily
to bump into; to run into; to encounter; to meet with; to clash (of opinions, people, etc.); to conflict
creeping (of an insect, etc.); crawling; restlessly; fidgeting; hesitantly; slowly
to leave alone; to leave as is; to ignore; to neglect
to the end; to the bitter end; to the last; after all; it must be remembered; only
background; scenery; background (of an incident, situation, etc.); circumstances; backing; support (from behind the scenes)
to apologize (apologise); to refuse; to decline; to be unable to bear; to be defeated (by)
morning assembly (at a company, school, etc.); morning gathering
(official) commendation; public recognition (of someone's achievements, good deeds, etc.); awarding; honouring
popular person; favorite; favourite
antipodes; other (opposite) extreme; opposite; antithesis
beyond this point; ahead; from now on; after this; in the future
(not) ever; (not) by any means; (not) in the least; (not) in any way; (not) at all
to cross; to intersect; to associate with; to mingle with; to have a sexual relationship; to copulate