to hesitate to say; to mumble; to hem and haw; to falter
jewel; precious stone; gem
genuine; authentic; true; real
of inquiring mind; eager to study; enthusiastic in studying
study; scholarship; learning; discipline; branch of learning; (a) science
to master (e.g. a skill); to become accustomed to (e.g. a lifestyle); to acquire (e.g. a habit); to retain
red; crimson; Red; communist; (arch.) beautiful
to steal; to plagiarize; to steal (a technique, idea, etc.); to do stealthily; to do during scant time; to steal a base
wholly; solely; entirely; principally; mostly; chiefly
is that so? (generally rhetorical)
to imitate; to follow; to emulate
to give up; to abandon (hope, plans); to resign oneself (to)
to melt (and become soft or liquid); to be enchanted (by); to be charmed; to be bewitched
sound of something small rolling once (often into a hole); easily; suddenly; completely (e.g. forgetting); utterly; disappointing; curling up into the fetal position
sleepy; drowsy; somnolent
self-confidence; confidence (in oneself)
haughty; arrogant; insolent; proud; overbearing
(approximate) time; around; suitable time (or condition); time of year; season
abandoned child; foundling
leader of the pack (of a group of kids); neighborhood bully (neighbourhood)
to be born (with); to be born (to be); to be destined
before very long; soon; someday; of the previously mentioned; of that number; among them
to slip into; to crawl into (under); to conceal oneself (under); to sneak into; to infiltrate
that night; that evening; over the course of the evening
to boast of; to be proud of; to take pride in
large country; major nation; great power; province of the highest rank (ritsuryo system)
about; roughly; generally; on the whole; completely; quite
5,000,000; five million; (arch.) many
advanced (developed) country; advanced nations
Metropolis (of Tokyo); (Tokyo) Metropolitan District; counter for cities and towns; capital
Italian submarine Scirè (S527)
river; stream; River; the ... river
to pour (into); to sprinkle on (from above); to water (e.g. plants); to shed (tears); to concentrate one's energy (strength, attention, etc.) on; to devote to; to flow into (e.g. of a river)
along the river; riverside
sandbank (in a river); sandbar