scene; spectacle; sight; view
riddle; puzzle; enigma; enigmatic; mysterious
being cleared (of doubt, misgivings, etc.); being dispelled; melting away; melting (of ice)
to be solved; to be worked out; to come loose; to come untied; to be removed (of restrictions); to be lifted (e.g. of a ban)
joy; delight; rapture; pleasure; gratification; rejoicing
to be mixed; to be blended with; to be combined; to associate with; to mingle with; to interest
odious; hateful; detestable; (speaking ironically) darling
to come; to go; to be (somewhere); to be (doing)
glasses; eyeglasses; judgment; judgement; four-eyes
elementary school; primary school; school for children over eight years old in ancient China; traditional Chinese philology
relief; reassurance; recognition of right to land ownership (by the shogunate, a feudal lord, etc.); (arch.) living safely surrounded by walls
which way; which direction; which one (esp. of two alternatives); who
tone (of voice); manner of talking
soft; tender; soft (colour, light, etc.); subdued; informal; light
come (on); come now; all right; right; well; hmm
kindergarten (in Japan, non-compulsory education from age 3 until primary school); preschool
assertion; declaration; affirmation
one's whole life; one's lifetime
school; proofreading; proof
barrier; obstacle; difficulty; hurdle; deadlock
straight; straightforward; direct; straight (wins, sets, etc.); straight (liquor); neat; entering university right after graduating high school
pride (in one's achievements, possessions, etc.); self-praise; boast
big-shot; influential person; happy face; smiling face; sympathetic attitude; getting along with
parenthood; parent or someone with children on the way (esp. an expecting mother); (of a fish) containing roe (eggs)
before very long; soon; someday; of the previously mentioned; of that number; among them
best; supreme; wonderful; highest; maximum; most
filial piety; being kind to one's parents; taking care of one's parents
western Japan (usu. Chūbu region and westward)
thick makeup; heavy makeup
to like; to be pleased with; to be delighted with; to take a liking to; to suit one's fancy
particular; special; exceptional; particularly; especially; exceptionally
beautiful woman; (a) beauty; belle; good-looker
looks; features; (personal) appearance
wise; sagacious; intelligent; sensible
intellectual; educated person; intelligentsia
deoxyribonucleic acid; DNA
happiness; well-being; joy; welfare; blessedness
one's say; one's point; one's case; complaint; objection; grievance