speciality; specialty; subject of study; expert; area of expertise
on the surface; ostensibly; superficially; apparently
enjoyment; pleasure; diversion; amusement; hobby
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)
once; one time; one round; one game; one bout; one heat
lingering (usu. feeling, emotion, etc.); continuing (to); still (...)
being lost for words; becoming speechless; jueju (Chinese quatrain with lines of either five or seven syllables)
under control (e.g. of territory)
quantity or volume of water
cold (e.g. weather); uninteresting (esp. joke); lame; dull
20 years old; (arch.) twenty
to be pleasure to the eye; to delight the eye; to please the eye; to feast one's eyes on
to be fascinated (by); to be captivated by; to be enchanted by; to gaze admiringly at; to watch in fascination
boorish; inelegant; unpolished; unromantic; tactless
maintenance; servicing; putting in place; establishment; development
sidelong glance; short grain (paper)
analysis; analytical study; parsing; parse
in hand; on hand; on one; handheld
neighboring countries; surrounding countries
being very active; being very useful; playing a very active part; making a spectacular showing; great efforts; splendid work
fate; destiny (esp. as a mysterious force that binds two people together); relationship (e.g. between two people); bond; family ties; affinity; opportunity
disagreeableness; unpleasantness; nastiness; cutting remark; disagreeable remark; snide comment
to erase; to drown out (e.g. a voice); to make disappear
to be forestalled; to fall behind; to be one step behind
to lie in wait (for); to be on the watch (for); to wait (for); to watch (for)
irregular; atypical; anomalous; anomalistic; abnormal
extension; elongation; prolongation; Enchō era (923.4.11-931.4.26)
(practical) experience; personal experience; hands-on experience; first-hand experience
amendment; correction; revision; modification; alteration; retouching
the start of a climb up a hill
announcement; publication; presenting; statement; communique; making known
strong spirit; mettle; backbone; guts; fighting spirit
schedule; program; programme; agenda
fullness; completion; enhancement; improvement; replenishment; repletion
calls and sounds made by insects
all day long; all the day; throughout the day
to lose one's temper; to throw a tantrum