to colour; to color; to apply make-up; to decorate; to garnish
ear; hearing; edge; crust; selvedge (non-fray machined edge of fabrics); selvage
pure white; blank (e.g. mind, paper)
gold (Au); golden; prosperous; money (esp. ōban coin); cash
soft to the touch (e.g. fur, feathers); fluffy; to stroke (something fluffy); to rub; to pat
beautiful; pretty; lovely; sweet; pure (heart, friendship, etc.)
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
to weigh on one's mind; to bother one; to be interested (in); to be curious (about); to feel like (doing); to feel inclined to
just (e.g. "just wait here"); come now; tolerably; passably; well...; I think...
sign of life; human presence; humanity; humaneness
nonexistent; not being (there); unowned; not had; unique; not; impossible
to overlook (a mistake, fault, etc.); to tolerate; to let pass; to give someone a break; to let someone off lightly; to be lenient
somehow; how; in what way; why; what kind of
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
to come (spatially or temporally); to approach; to come back; to do ... and come back; to come to be; to become
ah!; oh!; yes; indeed; aah; gah
too much; excessively; too
to be fascinated (by); to be captivated by; to be enchanted by; to gaze admiringly at; to watch in fascination
(a) little; somewhat; somehow
restlessly; nervously; uneasily; in a fidget
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
lie; fib; mistake; error; unwise move; bad decision
skip it; drop it; I've had enough (e.g. when offered something); that's enough
a short while ago; a moment ago; just now; some time ago
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
something or other; this and that; one thing this, another thing that; blah blah blah
to say; to be called; to do
to make merry; to frolic; to be in high spirits
et cetera; etc.; and the like; and so forth
to mind (negative nuance); to care about; to worry; to pay undue (amount of) attention to (something)
dull; uninteresting; insignificant; unimportant; absurd; foolish
together (with); at the same time; in a lump
hah (derisively); pooh; pfft (of something disappearing); poof; huff; puff
to be troubled; to have difficulty; to be bothered; to be inconvenienced; to be badly off; to be hard up
good feeling; feeling good
talent; gift; function; noh (theatre)
yes; that is correct; understood; I see; present; here; pardon?
how; in what way; how about
cold (to the touch); chilly; icy; (emotionally) cold; coldhearted; unfeeling
most; highest; maximum; best; wonderful; finest
as one would expect; just as you'd expect (from); still; all the same; even ... (e.g. "even a genius")
very; extremely; excessively