change of color; change of colour; fading; discoloration; discolouration
paulownia (Paulownia tomentosa); empress tree; foxglove tree
half-hearted reply; vague answer; reluctant answer
to throb (with pain); to ache; to smart; to rankle; to gall; to rile
sound of something striking repeatedly (e.g. wooden clappers); something small hopping repeatedly; touching lightly and repeatedly; punctuation marks such as the dakuten; Chonchon; South American mythical bird
expansion and contraction; elasticity; flexibility
skipping out; cutting class; truancy; procrastination
sleeping in late; oversleeping; late riser; sleepyhead
to ask; to inquire; to implore (a god for an oracle); to seek direction (from your superior); to visit; to speak to (a large crowd at a theatre, etc.)
bustling; busy; crowded; lively (party, voices, etc.); loud; noisy
by the way; in this connection; incidentally; in passing
not entirely wrong but not entirely right; so-so; average
manuscript; copy; draft; notes; contribution
each time; always; often; thank you for your continued patronage
advance notice; previous note; preliminary announcement; trailer (film, TV); preview
to be clear; to be distinct; to be skillful; to be skilful; to be well-executed; to get cold
to slide; to slip off; to get dislocated; to be out of alignment; to get dislodged; to deviate
to begin to write; to begin writing; to begin to draw; to begin drawing; to begin painting
materials; data; document
end of a century (esp. 19th); fin-de-siècle
black ships; Western ships that came to Japan between the 16th and 19th centuries, esp. those of the Perry Expedition in 1853; foreign disruptor (of the Japanese market); product, person, etc. arriving from the West and disturbing the Japanese market
to make a lovely picture; to be perfect for a picture; picture-perfect; picturesque
parallel universe; alternative reality; parallel world
last chapter (book, etc.)
insistence; (major) emphasis; stress
to project; to stand out; to jut out; to go somewhere (e.g. for work); to proceed to; to leave for
speech; tongue; dialect; brogue; bento; Japanese box lunch; petal
model; dummy; model (profession); fashion model; model (of a vehicle, machine, etc.); version; model (e.g. mathematical)