dominion; territory; possession
weird; disgusting; sickening
better; preferable; more; increase; (arch.) increase; (arch.) growth
to look up at; to raise one's eyes; to look up to; to admire; to respect
grounds; foundation; authority; support; prop; something upon which to rely
Lord; Sir; state minister (under the ritsuryo system); (arch.) you (in reference to someone of lower status)
blueprint; cyanotype; blueprint (for the future); plan
romance; love story; love affair; romantic relationship; romance
(instruction) manual; operations manual; basic rules (pertaining to how a job should be carried out); (car with) manual transmission
no, not like that (but like this)
coward; weakling; scaredy cat; wimp; sissy
particle indicating that the speaker is trying to recall some information
long; drawn-out; very long
dull (e.g. a knife); blunt; thickheaded; obtuse; dull (sound, color, etc.); dim (light)
slow (slightly pejorative); dull; stupid
blockhead; dunce; dimwit; dolt; slowcoach; slowpoke
wow!; oh!; yeah!; alright!; waah!; boohoo!
skill; dexterity; proficiency
technique; art; skill; move
to take the form of (esp. in ref. to a spirit, fox, raccoon dog, etc.); to assume the shape of; to disguise oneself as; to change radically; to metamorphose; to improve unexpectedly and dramatically (esp. of an actor, artist, rikishi, etc.)
to stick into; to pierce; to run into
guest; visitor; customer; client; shopper
grateful; thankful; welcome; appreciated; evoking gratitude
field; sphere; realm; division; branch
precocity; early ripening; premature development
study; diligence; discount; reduction
true feelings; real intention; one's heart; one's right mind; one's senses; one's conscience
indeed; really; absolutely; truly; actually; very
training; drill; practice; practising; discipline
to get carried away; to get overly elated; to become over-excited; to get up to speed; to move into gear
to make a slip of the tongue; to say something inadvertently; to blurt out without thinking
extraordinary; preposterous; outrageous; absurd
United Kingdom; Britain; Great Britain; England
creator (of a work); author; writer; artist; composer; playwright
Cupar (Britain); Cooper; Couper; Cowper
investigation; inspection; examination; tune; note; melody
way of talking; speaking style