about; roughly; generally; on the whole; completely; quite
above anything else; above all; more than anything; best; greatest; excellent
somehow; for some reason; without knowing why
calm; graceful; quiet; mellow; damp; moist
cheap-looking; tawdry; insignificant
cosmetics; toilet articles
light; illumination; glow; lamp; light
making one's debut; making one's first appearance; (just) showing one's face; showing up; introductory kabuki performance (to introduce the actors); December kabuki performance at Kyoto's Minamiza Theater in which all famous actors perform
to strangle; to constrict
barefaced (e.g. lie); shameless; transparent; pure white; very clear
aroma; fragrance; scent; smell
to get (a joke or explanation); to strike home; to click; to know intuitively
crime; criminal act; offence; offense
to smell; to smell of; to have a smell
amateur; layman; respectable woman (i.e. not a prostitute, hostess, geisha); (arch.) unlicensed prostitute
detective; investigator; sleuth; detective work; secret investigation
jumping to a wrong conclusion
hard; solid; stiff; tight; strong; firm (not viscous or easily moved); safe
narrow; tight; formal; stiff; constrained; uncomfortable
country; territory; domain; realm
the wrong hands; hands of evil
to entrust (a matter) to; to leave to; to abandon oneself to (e.g. pleasure); to yield to (e.g. anger); to devote oneself to
family; members of a family
young; youthful; immature; green; low (number); small
married couple; husband and wife; man and wife; his and hers; pair of objects, one larger (for man), one smaller (for woman)
leaving hospital; discharge from hospital
cave; cavern; den; grotto
to dry (clothes, etc.); to desiccate
(common) cold; influenza; flu; ague; inflammatory respiratory system illness (in general)
poison; toxicant; harm; evil influence; ill will; spite
hide-and-seek (game); hide-and-go-seek
perhaps; possibly; by some chance; by some possibility
(rock) crystal; high purity quartz
indication; sign; hint; tone (of the market)
(a) little; (a) few; slight; only; just; merely
fresh troops; fresh players; newcomer; new employee; new method; new way
secret; clandestine; covert; spy (for a daimyo, shogun, etc.); secret agent
scene; spectacle; sight; view
ehehe (embarrassed laugh); ahaha
to threaten; to menace; to frighten (into doing)
to overestimate (someone); to overrate; to think too highly of; to make too much of; to give (someone) too much credit