kingfisher (esp. the common kingfisher, Alcedo atthis)
ruby; ruby character; small hiragana or katakana readings of kanji usually above or to the side of the kanji (esp. used by printers and in ref. to printed material); Ruby (programming language)
flavoring; flavouring; fragrance; perfume; condolence gift
dull; uninteresting; insignificant; unimportant; absurd; foolish
essential; important; crucial; vital; main
strength; power; proficiency; ability
to become blunt; to grow dull; to become less capable; to weaken; to falter
wonderful; marvelous; strange; strangely enough; oddly enough; for some reason
sentimental; mushy; sugary; saccharine; sickly-sweet
absolute; complete; utter; pure; sheer
(those) who are; (that) which is; in the capacity of
to be degraded; to come down in the world; to lose status; to be ruined; to fall low
frank; candid; straightforward; openhearted; direct; outspoken
such; this sort of; like this
older brother; elder brother; young man; buddy; fella
grateful; thankful; welcome; appreciated; evoking gratitude
mimicking someone's speech; imitating someone's way of speaking; mimicry
one's own strength or effort; (by) oneself
it is not possible (to, that); there is no such thing as
person who has great confidence (faith) in himself
hating to lose; unyielding; unbending; competitive; sore loser; determined
interference; meddling; butting in
to cease; to desist; to cut it out; to lay off (an activity); to drop (a subject) to abolish; to resign
century; hundred years; (fig.) a long time
to fade; to lose colour (color); to discolour (discolor)
to end; to be finished; to die; to perish; to do utterly; to do completely
walking on frost; crunching (e.g. on gravel); lots of coins or jewels; cutting into large pieces; loosely weaving; large (pieces, stitches, sand grains, etc.)
charm; attractiveness; courtesy; ingratiating behaviour; entertainment; amusement
to settle down; to get a steady job; to marry and raise a family; to attire oneself; to outfit oneself
to have one's faults exposed; to have one's secrets blown
surprise; astonishment; wonder; amazement
modus operandi; criminal technique; trick
meaningfully (smiling, grinning, etc.); suggestively; broadly; sneeringly
one o'clock; once; at one time; for a time; for a while; a time
increasingly; more and more; decreasingly (when declining); less and less
business; trade; operations; sales
profitable plan; good plan
grave; solemn; serious; harsh (e.g. truth); hard; strict
to part (usu. of people); to part from; to separate (of a couple); to break up; to lose (e.g. one's mother); to be bereaved