feature; trait; characteristic; peculiarity; distinction
vote; ballot; label; ticket; tag
at present; currently; so far; for now; for the time being
most (numerous); largest (number of)
eleven; 11; jack (playing card); Hodgson's hawk-cuckoo (Cuculus fugax); Horsfield's hawk cuckoo
sweets (desserts, candy, etc.)
variety; kind; type; counter for kinds, species, etc.
favorable reception; good reputation; popularity
to win; to gain; to earn; to spread (one's name, etc.)
to improve one's skill (esp. at calligraphy or drinking larger amounts of alcohol)
roughly; approximately; round about; cursorily; briefly; quickly
popularity; public favor; condition (e.g. market); tone; character
painstaking; careful; meticulous; scrupulous; detailed; elaborate
four (long cylindrical things)
tea drinking; teahouse; tearoom; coffee lounge
circle; entirety; whole; money; dough; enclosure inside a castle's walls; soft-shelled turtle
small; little; tiny; insignificant; humble; modest
use; adoption; acceptance; appointment; employment; engagement
to celebrate; to congratulate; to present (a gift) in celebration; to drink in celebration; to wish for (a happy future, good fortune, etc.); to pray for
hateful; abominable; poor-looking; amazing; fantastic; admirable
even if; even though; even; too; whether ... or ...; no matter (what, where, who, etc.)
sub; substitute; reserve; sub-
nevertheless; at any rate; even so; all things considered; be that as it may
gray zone; grey zone; gray area
now that; since; so long as; because
quarrel; fight; trouble; dispute; friction; discord
cunning deed; sly trick; foul play; cunning person; sly fellow; cheat
compensation; equivalent value; consideration
to lean over (someone); to bend over; to lean on; to weigh on one; to bear (heavily) on one; to lie on one
sweet-tasting; sweet; fragrant (smelling); sweet (music); lightly salted; light in salt; naive
unhappiness; sorrow; misfortune; death (usu. of a relative); bereavement
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
talkative; loose-lipped; persiflage; frivolous talk
to strike (each other); to come to blows; to fight (each other); to speak (to each other)
crash; smash; bang; sound of a large, heavy object falling
individual; private person; personal; private
something; some kind of; for some reason
make-up; makeup; cosmetics