consultation; discussion; discussing; asking (someone) for advice
to sound shrill (of a voice); to sound high-pitched and excited; to get excited; to become restless; to be thrown too high; to come in high
to turn one's back on; to be uninterested in
courageous; brave; bold; valiant
to all appearances; no matter how you look at it
first-year student; first-year pupil; beginner; novice; annual; annual plant
magnificent; grand; fair; square; grandly; boldly
admiration; being impressed; admirable; praiseworthy; astonishment; being appalled
to follow; to pursue; to die right after a loved one; to kill oneself after the death of a loved one; to follow an example set by earlier generations (or one's master, etc.)
to catch up (with); to draw level; to pull even; to be compensated; to make up for one's losses
to ask; to enquire; to inquire; to search; to look for; to look into
too; also; still; as before; even so; either way
at least; at most; (even) just
rough sketch; floor plan; blueprint
to keep in mind; to memorize
to ascend; to go up; to ascend (as a natural process, e.g. the Sun); to rise; to go to (the capital); to add up to; to advance (in price)
to experience chest pain; to have a pain in one's chest; to feel sick at heart; to have one's heart ache; to be anguished
malicious; ill-tempered; unkind; mean; nasty
to follow; to come along (with); to accompany; to come with (something); to follow as a result (of); to be incidental (to)
breaking down; defeating; abolishing
topic; subject; much talked about; topical; in the news
to mishear; to fail to catch; to miss (the chance to hear)
to taste; to eat; to drink; to speak (of); to put into words; to refer (to)
now that you mention it; come to think of it; that reminds me; on that subject; speaking of which
readiness; (mental) preparedness; resolution; determination; resignation (to one's fate)
to return; to come back; to turn over; to become extremely; to become completely
performing arts; acrobatics
group; body; party; company; troupe; gang
China; Chūgoku region (western part of Honshu comprising the prefectures of Okayama, Hiroshima, Yamaguchi, Tottori and Shimane); central part of a country; main region; province of the second lowest rank (ritsuryō system)
I see; that's right; indeed
(inflectional) ending of a word; end of a sentence
trial manufacture; experiment; test piece; prototype
characteristic; (distinctive) feature; peculiarity; spot color; spot colour
supposing; even if; granting that; temporarily; provisionally; for the time being
original; unique (e.g. product); signature; exclusive
hard; solid; stiff; tight; strong; firm (not viscous or easily moved); safe
cartoon; comic; comic strip; manga
scene; spectacle; sight; view
to keep watching; to continue looking at; to gaze at