graphics; graphic; graphic magazine; pictorial magazine
coating (esp. lacquering)
proficient; skilled; skillful; enjoying to the full; full satisfaction; being satiated (with)
makings (of); aptitude; talent; nature; character; temperament
losing easily; being trounced; being beaten hands down
to be possible; to be conceivable; to be likely; to be probable
to be too numerous; to be too much
romance (e.g. Arthurian romances); heroic tale; (nigh) impossible dream; adventurous spirit; (full-length) novel; romance
to like too much; to like to excess; to adore
anyway; anyhow; as one likes; by all means; at any cost; no matter what it takes
girl's feeling; maiden's mind
antipodes; other (opposite) extreme; opposite; antithesis
source of electricity; electrical power; power (button on TV, etc.)
easy; easygoing; carefree; happy-go-lucky; optimistic; leisurely
youth; adolescence; springtime of life
rejoicing; glorification; exultation; celebration; enjoyment; singing praises
crystal; crystallization; crystallisation; fruits (of labor, union, etc.)
to join hands together; to join forces; to collaborate
to be harmful to; to hinder; to interfere with; to irritate
one face; one surface; the whole surface; one aspect; one side; (on) the other hand; one broad, flat object
to feel nostalgic for the past; to look back fondly on the old days; to yearn for days gone by
uncommon; rare; extraordinary; matchless
misfortune; ill fate; bad luck; obscurity
pus; corruption; rot; evils
strange disease; rare disease
on one occasion; once; at one point; at one time
tea party; get-together; tea ceremony
drinking in turn from one vessel (cup, glass, etc.)
to set one's hand to; to start work on; to embezzle; to use (money obtained in illegal fashion); to have sexual relations; to have an affair
nonchalant air; unruffled air
friendship; fellowship; camaraderie
to lead; to take the lead (in doing something); to precede; to go before; to die before (esp. one's spouse, parents, etc.); to be a prerequisite
misfortune; bad luck; ill luck; ill fortune
young person; servant; errand boy in a samurai family; person of lowly status
cordial welcome; hearty welcome; kind treatment; hospitality
retainer's stipend; official pay; salary
barrier; gate; seki; mutual life
famine; crop failure; chronic shortage (e.g. of water)
warehouse; storehouse; cellar; magazine; granary; godown
divorce; dissolution of adoption
to reward; to recompense; to repay; to retaliate; to get revenge