hidden (talents, etc.); self-concealment; self-effacement
careless person; thoughtless person
friendly; easy to get on with; easy to talk to; easy to like
solemn (ceremony, atmosphere, etc.); austere; grave; majestic; dignified; stately
complexion; one's colour; one's color; countenance; expression; one's face
I'm off; see you later; to go (and then come back)
to tell X from Y; to distinguish; to know (one thing) from (another)
to hit; to expose; to apply (e.g. patch); to put on; to allot; to call on someone (e.g. in class); to guess (an answer)
contemplation; meditation
to excite; to incite; to stimulate; to arouse; to tempt; to stir up
inconsequential; indifferent; not worth worrying about; whatever; whichever; I don't care
in some way or other; one way or another; somehow; only just; barely
without (doing); instead of; if (it) isn't done; if (one) doesn't do ...; if not ...; unless ...
sprouting; budding; crush (esp. on an imaginary character in manga, etc.); fascination; infatuation
match; game; bout; contest
(a matter of) chance; fortune (of a given time); force of the times
misfortune; bad luck; ill luck; ill fortune
to make war (on); to wage war (against); to compete (against); to struggle (against adversities, etc.); to fight
overly optimistic; easygoing; irresponsible; naive; simple-minded
to say; to spatter; to prate; to prattle; to babble
secret (method, trick, etc.); key (e.g. to success); mysteries (of an art, trade, etc.); recipe; trick
a little bit; a little while
sleeping together; sleeping with; sharing a bed
proud; boastful; bragging; conceited
dreary; bleak; monotonous; tasteless; unrefined
to grab; to clutch; to catch hold of (someone); to stop (e.g. a stranger in the street); towards (someone); at (someone)
to bend oneself forward (esp. in curiosity or excitement); to hang out (e.g. over a balcony)
war funds; war chest; funds (for activities); campaign funds
reasonably; fairly; hurriedly; in a rush; approximately; about
used; second-hand; old; Middle Ages (in Japan esp. Heian period)
small; small-sized; small-scale; miniature
travelling clothes; traveling clothes; travelling outfit; traveling outfit
traveling expenses; travelling expenses
large amount of money; great cost
to persist in; to carry out; to have one's own way; to push through; to carry through
paying one's own expenses; going into business for oneself; working independently; person who earns their own living