taste; liking; preference
very; very much; greatly; considerably; highly; exceedingly
to have been decided (so) that; to have been arranged (so) that
noisily; clamorously; incessantly (complaining, pestering, etc.); going on and on; loudly (crying); wailing
set of three; three sets; three classes
height (of a person); stature
the nth ...; divisions of a kabuki performance
nail; spike; tack; rivet; brad; (pachinko) pin
uncleanness; impurity; disgrace; shame; uncleanliness from contact with death, pregnancy, menstruation, etc.
and; thereupon; because of that
separate; respective; different
prayer; grace (at meals); exorcism
arousal; excitation; awakening; evocation
double-edged (e.g. sword blade); double-beveled (e.g. kitchen knife); double-edged blade
last (on the list); (at the) bottom; (in) last position; tailender
to become weak; to decline; to wear; to abate; to decay; to wither
long time; long interval; for quite some time
trivial; not amounting to much
brothers and sisters; siblings; half-siblings; step-siblings; mate; friend
older brother and younger sister
close; intimate; on good terms
in that way; like that; that way
reversal (of a situation); turnaround; turnabout; reversal (of direction of rotation)
old person; senior citizen; the aged; the elderly
to include (in a group or scope); to instruct; to make one understand; to include (a nuance); to put in (an implication); to put in (someone's) mouth
length and width; length and breadth; every direction; all directions; as one wishes; as one pleases
one's eyes; (pair of) eyes
vivid (memory, description, etc.); fresh; graphic; fresh (blood, scar, etc.); still new; recent
(scattered) spots; specks; speckles
to tell (a story); to give an account of (an event, experience, etc.); to relate; to tell of; to show; to indicate
glaringly; dazzlingly; blazingly
to become greasy; to become oily; to be loud and garish
to fill (with); to be filled with; to express (an emotion); to project (sadness, joy, etc.); to wear (e.g. a smile)
step; stride; counter for steps
unreliable; undependable; helpless; forlorn; worried; uneasy
elegant; refined; polished; high-quality goods; first-class article
century; era; of the century (e.g. fight of the century)
Florence (Italy); Firenze
period; time; opportunity; chance; age; term (e.g. in office); session (e.g. of parliament)