that's a different matter; that's a different story
to paint; to plaster; to lacquer; to varnish; to spread; to smear
plot of land; lot; soil; locality; region; place
ecstatically; spellbound; with rapt attention; abstractedly; absentmindedly; absorbedly
to glide; to slide (e.g. on skis); to fail (an examination); to bomb (when telling a joke); to drop; to go down
malicious; ill-tempered; unkind
boastful speech; bragging
to bloom; to flower; to blossom; to open
to change the subject (e.g. away from something awkward or inconvenient)
(picture) frame; framed picture; amount (esp. of money); sum
investigation (e.g. into someone's guilt); questioning; pressing; catching up; overtaking
multicolored; multicoloured; of various colors; diverse; of all kinds; all manners of
handmade; homegrown; hand-crafted; homemade
training; education; stocking up; laying in; preparation (e.g. ingredients); girl studying to become a geisha
five; five years of age; eight o'clock (old time system)
to be effective; to take effect; to work; to function well; to be possible (to do, use, etc.); to be able to
to spur on; to urge forward; to impel; to drive at high speed (e.g. a car)
often; again and again; over and over again; repeatedly; frequently
pressing; urging; demanding; demand
to be due to; to be caused by; to depend on; to turn on; to be based on; to come from
addition; supplement; appending; appendix
don't you think?; indicates question
preliminary arrangements; preparation; spadework; pre-cooking
just when (one is about to ...); just as; the very moment when; on the point of
somehow; how; in what way; why; what kind of
management; administration; operation; running (business); conducting
castle town; city in Japan that developed around the castle of a feudal lord
to throw out; to drop; to toss; to abandon; to neglect; to dismiss
(looking around) restlessly; (looking) all around; goggling
since some time ago; for some time; for quite a while
once; one time; one round; one game; one bout; one heat
conviction; belief; confidence
princess; daughter of a nobleman
to strengthen; to emphasize; to emphasise
to intimidate; to frighten; to scare; to threaten (e.g. peace); to jeopardize; to endanger
to lay hands on; to touch; to care for; to look after; to make off with; to steal