to distinguish; to recognize; to recognise; to tell apart; to differentiate
to have an acute sense of smell; to have a good nose (for bargains, something amiss, etc.); to have a keen nose; to have an ability to quickly uncover things
bad taste; poor taste; gaudiness; nastiness; nasty behaviour; perverse disposition
many; much; plenty; hardly
to drift; to float; to waft (e.g. a scent); to hang in the air; to be in the air (e.g. a feeling or mood); to wander; to walk around aimlessly
very likely; very probable
domestic animals; livestock; cattle
unsanitary condition; lack of hygienic care; inattention to hygiene; unhygienic conditions
change; alteration; substitute; spare; rate of exchange
may I ask (for); might I ask (that)
nice; likeable; desirable
in the meanwhile; during the time
brilliance; polish; lustre; luster; glossy finish
feel (of a material); texture
fragment; scrap; cut end; cut-off piece; chip; odds and ends
to do up (hair); to dress; to arrange; to tie; to bind; to fasten
sniff-sniff (of an animal); whining; whimpering
to take off (clothes, shoes, etc.); to undress
symmetry; balance; proportion; uniformity
muscular; lean (of a company's operations, etc.)
making; producing; appearance (attire, make-up, etc.); build; physique; sashimi
tenugui; (hand) towel (usu. thin cotton cloth)
to put on clothes; to wear clothes; to be the personification of
unshapely; ill-formed; misshapen; awkward; clumsy
to be lucky; to be in luck; to be attached; to have; to be included
to knead; to thicken into a paste (stirring over a flame); to polish (a plan, etc.); to refine; to train; to drill; to gloss (silk)
moustache; mustache; whiskers (on a cat, etc.); feelers (on an insect, etc.); shadow (on a candlestick chart)
how; how much; to what extent; no matter how (much); however
to press against; to push against; to force against; to foist on (task, responsibility); to impose (one's will)
to close (e.g. book, eyes, meeting, etc.); to shut
tsk tsk; oh-oh; huh; what's that?
great disaster; catastrophe; train wreck
spots; speckles; mottles; speckled; spotted
bear (any mammal of family Ursidae)
mole; lentigo; beauty mark; beauty spot
to add (to); to add on; to append
left and right; right and left; (asserting) control; influence; one's attendants; people accompanying one
each place; various places
nail (e.g. fingernail, toenail); claw; plectrum; pick; hook; clasp
to stuff into; to jam; to shorten; to move closer together; to reduce (spending); to conserve; to focus intently on
icefish (Salangidae spp., esp. the Japanese icefish, Salangichthys microdon); noodlefish; whitebait
bōjutsu (art of using a stick as a weapon)
dirty; filthy; disordered; messy; indecent (language, etc.); dirty
to wet; to moisten; to dampen; to soak; to dip
to swell (from inflammation); to become swollen
several varieties; several kinds; several species