how; in what way; in what manner
to play (a stringed or keyboard instrument)
self-confidence; confidence (in oneself)
to be perfectly clear (water, air, etc.); to clear up
the person concerned; the person in question; the said person
freezing; turning into ice; freezing; locking up; freezing (in one's tracks); frieze (part of an entablature between the architrave and the cornice)
just like; (virtually) no different from; (almost) the same as; as good as (e.g. dead, settled)
to fall into (e.g. a hole); to fall into (chaos, depression, dilemma, illness, etc.); to fall into (a trap, etc.); to fall; to surrender
new; novel; fresh; recent; latest; up-to-date
assignment (of a person to somewhere); attachment (of a person to another unit, organization, etc.)
blank period; window period; interregnum
device; equipment; machinery; apparatus
technician; skilled technical practitioner
(talent) scout; recruiter; scouting; headhunting; Boy Scouts; Girl Scouts
life; life force; lifetime; lifespan; most important thing; foundation
to be scattered about; to disperse; to be littered (with)
to begin to write; to begin writing; to begin to draw; to begin drawing; to begin painting
revival; reconstruction; restoration; rebuilding; recovery; renaissance
great (quantity, amount, etc.); huge; enormous; serious
notice; attention; observation
latest; most recent; nearest (in time)
time; season; period; phase; stage
influential; prominent; leading; strong; powerful; likely
to wind; to coil; to envelope; to shroud; to outflank; to skirt
all-night vigil over a body; wake
engineer; technical expert; technician; craftsperson
enclosure; coralling; penning; enclosure (fencing off common land for individual ownership)
battle; fight; fighting; engagement; contest
lightning; flash of lightning; lightning bolt
one-thousandth; 0.03 mm (one-thousandth of a sun); 0.01 percent (one-thousandth of a wari); old monetary unit (0.0001 yen)
advantage; benefit; profit; interest
Aki (former province located in the west of present-day Hiroshima Prefecture)
lump; mass; group; crowd; embodiment (of an idea, quality, feeling etc.); personification
stone (of a fruit); pit; core (of an organization, team, etc.); nucleus; nuclear weapons; nucleus (of an atom); nucleus (of a cell)
person; character; one's character; one's personality; able person; talented person
very interesting; of great interest
key person; important person
to record (audio or video); to film; to shoot
scenery; scene; landscape; scene (e.g. of a crime)
hobby; pastime; tastes; preference; liking
to polish; to shine; to burnish; to refine (a skill, etc.); to improve; to hone
to be shy; to be bashful; to feel awkward; to feel embarrassed
reaction; recoil; kick; backlash