more and more; all the more; at last; finally; (at the) last moment; worst possible time
most interesting part (of a story); climax; good part; scenic spot; beautiful place
every day; daily; day after day; days (e.g. good old days)
good; excellent; fine; nice; pleasant; agreeable
autumn breeze; fall breeze
to age; to grow old (esp. in appearance); to show marks of age
cold (e.g. weather); uninteresting (esp. joke); lame; dull
clothes; garment; gown; robe; coating (e.g. glaze, batter, icing)
to hit; to strike; to strike (noon, etc.); to sound (cymbals, etc.); to beat (rhythmically, e.g. pulse, waves, etc.); to move; to impress
style; way; shape; form; appearance; state
to return home loaded with honors; to return as a hero; (lit.) to put on fine clothes
platform; home; home base; home plate
pilloried criminal exposed to public view; public scorn or humiliation; person shamed in front of others
low birth; humble origin; lowly; base; vulgar
unrelated; irrelevant; unconcerned; unconnected
cultivation of aesthetic sensibility; education in good taste
tune; tone; vein; mood; condition; state of health
woman; female; feminine gender
assisting; assistance; fostering; aiding
another place; somewhere else; outside (one's family or group); someone else; not caring for; being indifferent to
day by day; by the day; (arch.) daily; (arch.) every day
to be coming; to be popular; to be fashionable; to be angry; to have blown one's lid
gradually; by degrees; little by little; steps; stairs; staircase
gloss; luster; mellowness (of a voice); youthfulness (e.g. of skin); interest; appeal
feeling; sensitivity; emotion
meaning; point (e.g. of a statement); gist; goal; intent; object
listening comprehension; aural comprehension; hearing what others say; gathering information, opinions, etc.; public hearing
zealous; enthusiastic; ardent; fervent; keen; eager
understood; I see; OK; present; here
spectacle; striking display; spectacular (scene, film, etc.); extravaganza; big-budget production
Western-style clothes (cf. traditional Japanese clothes)
to wear (in modern Japanese, from the shoulders down); to put on; to bear (guilt, etc.)
mochi; (sticky) rice cake
to miss (doing); to fail (to do)
must-have; essential item
whip; lash; scourge; stick; cane; rod
formal; orthodox; in earnest
to conform to; to agree with; to be adapted to; to be based on
speech; words; one's lines; remarks
check; plaid; checking; monitoring; check (banking); cheque
study; research; investigation
change; alteration; difference; distinction; something wrong; abnormality
accomplishment; execution
review (of learned material); revision