coloring; colouring; color scheme; colour scheme; (touch of) colour; embellishment
to state one's opinion; to offer one's opinion; to opine
a (single) moment; an instant
to be mixed; to be blended with; to be combined; to associate with; to mingle with; to interest
Catherine wheel (firework); pinwheel
intentionally; deliberately; designedly; especially; particularly
to be launched (e.g. rocket); to lift off; to be washed up (on the shore)
the four cardinal directions; north, east, south and west; surroundings; many countries; the whole world; all around; here and there
to fly around; to scatter
world; society; people; the public
sermon; preaching; homily; remonstration; scolding; lecturing
pitiful; unfortunate; poor; unpardonable; regrettable
local specialty or souvenir bought as a gift while travelling; present brought by a visitor; something unpleasant that one is given (e.g. an illness while on vacation); unwelcome gift
manjū; steamed yeast bun with filling
being extremely fond of; having a weakness for; having no eye for; being a poor judge of; having no chance (of succeeding)
cake or snack served with tea
non-commissioned officer; petty officer
(staying) one night; overnight stay; overnight rental; per-night rental
(meeting with) disaster; (having an) accident; mishap; shipwreck; distress
dolphin (or other small toothed whales, incl. porpoises, belugas, etc.)
keychain; key chain; key ring (encryption)
operation (of a machine); running; working (and earning money); workload; deployment (e.g. to a production environment); release
limited express (train for which a limited-express ticket is required); limited express (train making a limited no. of stops); great hurry
Kuroshio Current; Japan Current
doctors; teachers; lawyers
rotation (of a post, role, etc.); taking turns
likes and dislikes; tastes; preferences; pickiness (esp. about food); choosiness; fussiness
of bad character; ill-natured; nasty; vicious; wicked; malignant
way of asking; way of listening; listener
unavoidably; inevitably; necessarily; reluctantly; against one's will
to ask; to enquire; to query
to stoop; to bend (e.g. one's knees)
subjectivity; subject (philosophical); ego; one's personal opinion; one's own idea
not a word to anyone; keep it secret; mum's the word
mischievous child; scamp; rascal; elf; imp
to treat as a joke; to do jokingly