deep (colour); dark; strong (flavour, smell, etc.); thick (consistency); dense; strong (possibility, etc.)
thick; deep; kind; cordial; abundant
cloth; fabric; dough; batter; inherent quality; one's true character; unglazed pottery
skin; body (in the context of intimate bodily contact); surface; grain (e.g. of wood); disposition; temperament
makings (of); aptitude (for); groundwork; foundation
colour and lustre; color and luster; complexion; colour; color
failure; mistake; blunder
beauty; good figure; (beautiful) appearance; beautification; beauty treatment; beauty culture
inexpert or untrained eyes
thick makeup; heavy makeup
mistress; kept woman; concubine
please (give me); please (do for me)
upper part; upper stream; upper course of a river; right side of the stage (audience's or camera's POV); stage left (actor's POV); skillful (in comparisons)
lesson learned from someone's else mistake; object lesson; food for thought; (lit.) stones from other mountains (can be used to polish one's own gems)
nail (e.g. fingernail, toenail); claw; plectrum; pick; hook; clasp
to amass; to accumulate; to store; to leave unpaid
most important condition (for); first prerequisite
reversing the order of (relative) importance (of); putting the cart before the horse; the tables being turned; mistaking the insignificant for the essential; mistaking the means for the end
extreme; excessive; terrible; intense; severe; serious
(not) at all; (not) in the slightest; wholly; entirely; extremely; very
Shoukenkoutaigou (1849.5.9-1914.4.11) (empress dowager)
hairstyle; way one's hair is done up; one's hair and face; how one's face looks with one's hair done up a certain way
my; one's own; I ...; one ...
nature; natural constitution; innate disposition
the more you do (it), the... (e.g. "the more you drink, the better it tastes")
men and women of all ages
to choose; to select; to pick (out)
mountain stream; valley; dale; wetlands; swamp; marsh
as a matter of fact; to tell the truth
one by one; one each; one at a time
dhyana (profound meditation); Zen (Buddhism)
Tilia miqueliana (species of linden tree); sacred fig (Ficus religiosa); bodhi tree; bo tree
polished mirror; clear mirror
stand; rest; setting (of a gem); mounting; stock (in grafting); counter for machines and vehicles; level (e.g. price level)
wiping out; sweeping away; eradicating; dispelling
to draw (attention, sympathy, etc.); to attract (e.g. interest)
to become clear (water, air, etc.); to become transparent; to resonate clearly (e.g. voice); to become serene; to become tranquil; to pronounce as an unvoiced sound
to collect; to gather; to save; to accumulate; to pile up
language; dialect; word; phrase; speech; (manner of) speaking
to bear; to stand; to support; to withstand; to be fit for; to be equal to
stain; spot; smudge; spot (on one's skin, e.g. chloasma, liver spot); blemish; discoloration
to die out; to peter out; to become extinct; to cease; to be stopped; to be discontinued