Japan and the West; Japanese style and Western style
flower; blossom; cherry blossom; beauty; blooming (esp. of cherry blossoms); ikebana; hanafuda
views; opinion; discernment; pride; self-respect
that; the matter in question
to fret (over); to brood (about); to mope; worriedly; (fretting) constantly; (worrying) over this and that
claim; insistence; assertion; advocacy; emphasis; contention
expectation; anticipation; hope; promising; rising; up-and-coming
to enter (house, room, etc.); to step in
restlessly; nervously; uneasily; in a fidget
to feel dizzy; to have blood rush to one's head; to lose one's cool; to be obsessed; to be infatuated; to become conceited
six o'clock; six periods of a day (morning, midday, afternoon, evening, midnight, late night)
half; semi-; half-past; odd number; (arch.) han (unit of land area, approx. 595.8 m^2)
delay; lag; falling behind; falling behind in; lagging behind in
to speak; to hear a voice
to run; to run (of a vehicle); to drive; to rush (to); to dash; to retreat; to flee
garden; yard; courtyard; field (of action); area
to place (in position); to fix; to install; to seat (someone); to settle (upon something); to fix (e.g. one's gaze)
more than usual (usu. time)
red; crimson; red-containing colour (e.g. brown, pink, orange); Red (i.e. communist); red light (traffic); red ink (i.e. in finance or proof-reading); (in) the red
mirror; looking-glass; barrel head; page added at the beginning of a document mentioning its purpose, date, author, etc.; mirror-shaped mochi
river; stream; River; the ... river
Yue (kingdom in ancient China; 6th century-334 BCE); Vietnam
to be photographed; to be projected
toilet; restroom; bathroom; going to the toilet; relieving oneself
next (to); adjoining; adjacent; house next door; neighbouring house; next-door neighbour
to start; to begin; to start up (a business, society, etc.); to open (e.g. a store); to start ...; to begin to ...
alien (from another planet)
to tan (i.e. suntan); to burn
not less than ...; ... and over; beyond (e.g. one's expectations); above; the above; the above-mentioned
place; spot; address; district; area; one's house; point
confused; flustered; at a loss
discourtesy; impoliteness; excuse me; goodbye; to leave; to be rude
to hang; to suspend; to lower; to reduce; to demote; to move back
laughing while crying; smiling through one's tears; (alternately) laughing and crying; tears and laughter; joy and sorrow
to run away; to flee; to avoid (a question, responsibility, etc.); to evade; to win without being overtaken; to hold off the other contenders (until the finish)
to come out; to appear; to turn up; to go out for a while
embarrassing; embarrassed; ashamed; disgraceful; shameful
worry; care; concern; ennui; boredom
skeleton; skeletal structure; build; framework
right; correct; proper; righteous; just
solid; robust; tight; taut; shrewd; calculating
shade; shadow; behind (something); other side; the background; behind the scenes
early; quickly; soon; early morning; early hour; early in the day
coming; going; being (somewhere); (please) come; go; stay