zealous; enthusiastic; ardent; fervent; keen; eager
to paint (draw) a picture
suddenly; abruptly; deliberately; slowly; gently
big craze; boom; popular trend; widespread contagion; large outbreak
speaking without thinking; words spoken without much thought
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)
belief; faith; adherence; espousal
calculation; reckoning; count; forecast
very thin; flimsy; cheap; shallow
to see through; to see the true nature of something
(not) at all; (not) in the least; (none) whatsoever
following (in the footsteps of); catching up with; coming level with
intention; aim; preference (for); orientation (towards a goal)
want to ... do something; would like to ...
to respond; to answer; to meet (e.g. demands, expectations); to affect; to take a toll; to strike home
this is why; this means; it is the case that
achievement; feat; meritorious deed; distinguished service
incident; affair; happening; event
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
to coil around; to follow about; to be related to; to concern; to be associated with
attached; belonging (to); included; enclosed; affiliated; annexed
counter for books; volume
number; edition; sobriquet; pen-name; size (of printing types, canvases, knitting needles, etc.); suffix attached to names of ships, trains, airplanes, etc.
to be placed on; to be set on; to be piled on; to appear (in print); to be mentioned; to be recorded
cannot contain one's anger; can't contain myself; staying angry
damn; damn it; feces; excrement; damn; damned; very
vulgar; mean; base; coarse; crude
to abuse (verbally); to curse at; to shout abuse at; to speak ill of
cleaning; sweeping; dusting; scrubbing
to get angry; to get mad; to tell someone off; to scold; to be angular; to be square
to let loose (e.g. a fart); to utter (e.g. a lie); to do
sick person; patient; invalid
to bite; to chew; to gnaw; to fumble one's words (esp. during a play, broadcast, etc.); to falter with one's words; to crash against (e.g. of waves); to break onto (shore)
endurance; patience; perseverance; self-control; self-restraint
special; auspicious; happy; naive; innocent; good-natured
congratulation; congratulations; celebration; congratulatory gift; present
good thing; nice thing; good excuse; good grounds; interjection used to impress an idea or to urge a response
to threaten; to menace; to intimidate; to startle; to frighten; to scare
to deceive; to falsify; to dodge; to beg the question (issue, difficulties); to varnish over; to gloss over