practice; experience; habituation; being used to; being comfortable with; being experienced in
territory; domain; field; area; domain; region
cooperativeness; spirit of cooperation
to blur; to shade off; to gradate; to obscure; to make ambiguous
implication; hidden meaning; latitude; atmosphere; tone; sentiment
vividly green; lush green; fresh and green; verdant; deep blue
leaves turning red (in autumn); red leaves; autumn colours; fall colors
time (three times, each time, etc.); times
Japanese zelkova (Zelkova serrata)
to be ill; to suffer from
sentencing; pronouncement of a verdict; passing of sentence; declaration (of a diagnosis, bankruptcy, decision, etc.); announcement; pronouncement
remainder of one's life; one's remaining days; time left (to live)
to stagnate; to settle (at the bottom); to deposit; to become sluggish; to become dull; to be delayed
rotation (of a post, role, etc.); taking turns
beauty contest to name Miss ...
concerning ...; over ...; about ...; centering on ...
festival; feast; carnival; matsuri
reverberation; swelling (of a hymn); lingering memory; aftertaste; suggestiveness (of a book, poem, etc.)
hurried construction; hurried production; hasty manufacture; hasty formation
breaking up (a meeting, gathering, etc.); dispersal (e.g. of a crowd); dissolution (of a company, organization, etc.); winding-up; dissolution (of the Diet, Parliament, etc.)
festival merrymaking; revelry
rapid increase; sharp rise; proliferation; surge; explosion
sanshin; Okinawan traditional three-stringed instrument; precursor to the shamisen
to drive into; to ride into; to extend (a railway line, bus route, etc.) into; to link (a railway line) with; to join up with (a separate line)
being afraid of; being fearful; being timid; trembling; shivering
expressing emotion; drawing facial expressions
to impress; to move one's heart; to touch (a person's heart)
to become speechless; to be at a loss for words
a (single) moment; an instant
basket; basketball; basket cloth
actual place; actual location; the spot; place where one is currently living
ordinary; nothing special; nothing to exclaim over
pure; genuine; trueborn; natural-born
salmon (Salmonidae spp.); chum salmon (Oncorhynchus keta); dog salmon
tool; means; ingredients (added to soup, rice, etc.); counter for sets of armor, utensils, furniture, etc.
reason; logic; sense; truth; right
(out of) desperation; (as a) last resort; (driven by) pain
chicken; chicken game; chicken race
girl who has led a sheltered life; pet daughter; naive girl; wooden block puzzle; Daughter in the Box; Klotski
physical strength; power; stamina; strength (of a business, economy, etc.)