ninth; Beethoven's Ninth Symphony
one by one; each; every; at intervals of
criterion; standard; yardstick; rough estimate; approximation
time; labour; payment (for labour); pay; tedious job; troublesome job
yes; indeed; ha!; what?; huh?; sigh
interruption; suspension; break
morning; forenoon; just before noon
to remain; to be left over; to be in excess; to be too many
incredible; unbelievable; terrific; impressive
beautiful woman; (a) beauty; belle; good-looker
apprenticeship; probation; learning by observation; apprentice; trainee; probationer
I'm sorry; my apologies; may I come in?; permission; leave; dismissal
falling lightly (e.g. snow, petals, confetti); fluttering; flickering; twinkling; appearing and disappearing; catching glimpses
by nature; naturally; by birth; since birth; in one's (entire) life
otherworldliness; detachment from the real world; lack of worldly sense
to surpass the rest (e.g. of a large group); to stand out from the crowd; to be the best by far
nonsense; no meaning; meaningless
long, slender and well-proportioned; smooth, continuous (movement)
carriage; poise; bearing; demeanor; movement (of the body)
deer (esp. the sika deer, Cervus nippon); cervid
light (of movements); nimble; light-hearted; cheerful; taking a turn for the better (of an illness); receding of symptoms
to carry on one's back; to be burdened with; to take responsibility for; to have (something) in the background; to be in front (of something); to be conceited
from the place (where); from the fact that ...; caused by the fact that ...; because
bow hand; left hand; left side; one's left
upper reaches (of a river); upper stream; top; upper part; long ago; beginning; first
genuine article; real thing; real deal
light (e.g. aircraft, truck); light motor vehicle (up to 660cc and 64bhp); kei car
half; semi-; half-past; odd number; (arch.) han (unit of land area, approx. 595.8 m^2)
horizontal (as opposed to vertical); side-to-side (as opposed to front-to-back); width; side (of a box, etc.); beside; aside
know-it-all airs; I-know-how-it-is look
to cock one's head in puzzlement; to tilt one's head in contemplation; to wrack one's brain; to think hard
learning by ear; memory of having heard something before
10,000; ten thousand; myriad; everything; all; (arch.) various
simile; metaphor; allegory; parable
not yet known; unknown; strange
song; singing; classical Japanese poem (esp. tanka); modern poetry
if that is the case; if it becomes so; when it becomes so
be (that) as it may; having said that