rate; ratio; comparatively; contrary to expectations
performer (usu. in a boy band or girl group) with an image cultivated to foster a dedicated fan following; Japanese idol; (cultural) icon; idol; idol (object of worship); image
ability to attract customers
to call in; to invite; to bring in
putting that aside; that said; apart from that; anyway; be that as it may
to remind (someone of something); to call (someone's) attention (to); to tell (someone) again (to make sure); to make (doubly) sure (of); to emphasize; to reconfirm
(death from) starvation; starving to death
deep knowledge; attainments; scholarship
wrong impression; subjective impression; assumption; prejudice
to hide; to conceal oneself; to disappear (behind); to be hidden (by); to live in seclusion; to retire (from the world)
to gain knowledge; to be illuminated; enlightening; informative; illuminating
height (measured at the withers)
how many years; how long; what year
cut; slice (meat, fish); fillet
copper pheasant (Syrmaticus soemmerringii); mountain bird
feeling refreshed; feeling relieved; neat; tidy; frank; open-hearted; completely
to taste; to taste of; to have a taste
to be shy; to be bashful; to feel awkward; to feel embarrassed
narrow; confined; small; limited; narrow-minded; confining
in accordance with; according to; as X, then Y (e.g. as we age we gain wisdom, as wine matures it becomes more valuable, etc.)
egg white; white-fleshed fish (e.g. tai, hirame, karei); white meat; sapwood
drop (e.g. of water); drip
to become muddy; to become cloudy; to become dull (of a sound, color, etc.); to become indistinct; to become impure (of one's heart, a society, etc.); to be corrupted
to achieve results; to be successful (in a venture, etc.)
beneficial; profitable; useful; helpful; instructive
back; reverse; rear side; height; stature; ridge (of a mountain)
to mount (a horse, bicycle, etc.); to straddle; to sit astride; to span (an area, time, etc.); to extend over; to spread over
to overflow; to brim over; to flood
tragic but brave; heroic; grim
midwinter; dead of winter
bothersome; tiresome; bother to do
could result in (something undesirable); might end up (doing, happening); run the risk of
limitation; restriction; condition; constraints
together; jointly; at the same time; with; both
field; farm; stray (dog, cat, etc.); stranger (in an online multiplayer game); random player
strange; unfamiliar; unknown; unfamiliarity; strangeness; stranger
inconsistency; discord; conflict; discrepancy; contradiction; failure
to injure; to damage; to kill; to hinder; to obstruct
peers; friends; fellow workers; comrades
to get along (with someone); to be like-minded; to be congenial