annual (plant); first-year student
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 be promoted; to add up to
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
to follow; to come along with one; to accompany
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 refer (to); to say
now that you mention it; come to think of it; that reminds me; on that subject; speaking of which
readiness; preparedness; resolution; resignation
to return; to come back; to turn over; to become extremely; to become completely
performing arts; acrobatics
body; group; party; company; troupe
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 (ritsuryo system)
I see; that's right; indeed
(inflected) end of a word; end of a sentence
trial manufacture; experiment; test piece; prototype
characteristic; feature; idiosyncrasy; spot color (in printing)
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
everyday; daily; ordinary; usual; routine; regular
civilian clothes; plain clothes; mufti; plainclothes police officer
restriction; restraint; limitation; limit
the world; society; sphere; circle; world-renowned; world-famous
different (quality, nature); heterogeneous
to buy; to purchase; to value; to have a high opinion; to stir; to provoke