near oneself; close to one; familiar
knack; skill; bone; skeleton; cremated remains (esp. the bones); ashes
to handle (men); to master (a tool); to manage; to acquire a command of (a language)
amorous feelings; feeling of being in love
details; particulars; longitude and latitude; warp and weft; warp and woof
smooth (of a surface); glassy; smooth (of an action, proceedings, etc.); fluent (speech); continuously differentiable
heat; fever; temperature; zeal; passion
firmly; solidly; sturdily; strongly; toughly
to shine; to be visible; to be tinged with; to rise (of water levels); to flow in; to be felt (i.e. as an emotion); to come over one
promising; hopeful; full of promise
to offer (a suggestion, etc.); to propose (an idea, etc.); to approach with (a proposal, etc.)
large; big; great; prominent; -sized; as big as; university
selection committee member; member of a screening committee
Akutagawa Prize (literary award)
to be needed; to be necessary; to be required; to be wanted; to need; to want
to be able to manage somehow or other
writer; painter; drawer; skilful writer; skilful painter
fullness; completeness; enhancement; improvement; replenishment; repletion
to disclose; to divulge; to expose; to open (a grave); to dig out
to get up (from sitting); to stand up; to (finally) start to do something; to get off one's backside; to take action
speaking of ...; when it comes to ...; as for ...; if one were to say ...
only recently; just of late
miserable; wretched; unhappy; sad; pitiable
to be blessed with; to be rich in; to abound in
cannot be compared (with); being no match (for)
value; worth; estimation; evaluation; bargain; good buy
to make a fuss over; to pamper; to spoil; to indulge; to flatter (with attention)
prefecture (of Japan); county (of China, Taiwan, Norway, etc.); department (of France); province (of Italy, Spain, etc.)
mass meeting; convention; tournament; competition; grand event
good thing; strong point; good family; prestigious school; the right moment; utter
a lot; many; (not) much; (not) many; almost (none)
national convention; national competition; national athletic meet
to take (someone) to one place after another (forcibly); to drag (someone) around
taking one's children along (to an event, into a new marriage, etc.); parent with child
to collect one's thoughts; to gather one's thoughts; to put one's ideas in order
to be taught; to learn; to take lessons in
eardrum; tympanic membrane
instead of; replacing; on behalf of
characteristic (of); peculiar (to); inherent (in); eigen-
to roll; to wheel; to turn over; to tip over; to leave; to buy and sell (quickly for a profit)
dark (skin, complexion, etc.); swarthy; tanned