line; stripe; line (e.g. telephone line); wire; ray (e.g. X-ray); beam; line (e.g. of a railroad)
manly; masculine; like a man
as a matter of fact; really; truly; entirely; completely; wholly
seeing for the first time; first sight; first meeting; sight-reading
sidelong glance; short grain (paper); kanji "net" radical at top
to say something is all right; to give the all-clear (e.g. to do something)
clearly; plainly; distinctly; decisively; flatly; definitely
assertion; declaration; affirmation
transcendence; excellence; superiority; super; extremely; awfully
manners; etiquette; propriety; manner of production (esp. of prose, poetry, etc.); way of making
feel (of something); touch; texture; feeling; impression
flurried; flustered; upset; nervous; embarrassed
still; yet; more; still more; furthermore; in addition
vivid (memory, description, etc.); fresh; graphic; fresh (blood, scar, etc.); still new; recent
antipodes; other (opposite) extreme; opposite; antithesis
fantastic; magical; wondrous; whimsical; fairytale-like; romantic
to fascinate; to enchant; to possess; to bewitch; to enthrall
temptation; allurement; lure; enticement; seduction
to tell; to (try to) persuade; to advise; to warn; to admonish; to reason
truth; reality; truly; really; absolute truth
explanation; commentary; exposition; elucidation
splendid; fine; praiseworthy; creditable; legal; legitimate
elevated walkway through the audience to the stage; honourable end to a career
specialist; expert; professional; authority; pundit
to listen repeatedly; to listen again; to ask a question in return; to ask again; to ask for a repeated explanation
single combat; duel; one-on-one fight
ceremony held before going into battle; ceremony to kick off an election campaign
country in civil war; country disarrayed by war; Warring States period (Japan, China); competition in which there are several evenly matched participants; hotly contested game (match, market, etc.)
to attach; to join; to furnish (a house with); to wear; to put on; to keep a diary; to make an entry
giving one's name; self-introduction; announcing one's name, rank, lineage, etc. (of a samurai on the battlefield); name given to male members of the nobility and samurai class upon coming of age; Japanese kanji reading used in names
flower; blossom; cherry blossom; beauty; blooming (esp. of cherry blossoms); ikebana; hanafuda
honour; honor; glory; renown
when in Rome, do as the Romans do
unexpectedly; unusually; considering all that
in high spirits; excited; energetic
certainly; without fail; right and wrong; pros and cons
hit it off with (a person); find a kindred spirit in (a person); sympathy; mutual understanding