colouring; coloring; sex appeal (esp. of women); sexiness; interest in the opposite sex; sexual feelings; charm
perfect; complete; flawless
to shine; to be visible; to be tinged with; to rise (of water levels); to flow in; to be felt (i.e. as an emotion); to come over one
playing; play (margin between on and off, gap before pressing button or lever has an effect)
occasionally; once in a while; now and then; rarely; seldom
to discover; to find (e.g. an error in a book); to locate; to find (e.g. something missing); to be used to seeing; to be familiar with
to have (e.g. lunch); to take (e.g. vitamins)
to make a slip of the tongue; to let something slip
slow; time-consuming; late (in the day); towards the end (of the day or night); later (than expected or usual); late
I'm sorry; my apologies; excuse me; pardon me
to get to know each other; to make acquaintance
to pull up; to drag up; to increase; to raise (e.g. taxes); to withdraw; to leave; to promote (someone to a higher position)
thankfully; fortunately; luckily; thanks to your (his, their, everyone's, etc.) kindness; thanks to your assistance; thanks to your support
favour; favor; favourite; favorite; patron; supporter
bustling; busy; crowded; lively (party, voices, etc.); loud; noisy
safe; secure; certainly; surely; no thanks; I'm good
to put back; to return; to vomit; to throw up; to recover (of a market price)
book; document; calligraphy (esp. Chinese); penmanship; handwriting; letter
wrong; not good; hopeless; past hope; must not do
rather; sooner; preferably
to separate; to part; to divide; to keep apart
rain; rainy day; rainy weather; the November suit (in hanafuda)
May; fifth month of the lunar calendar
other; another; over; more than; I; me
one; 1; best; first; foremost; beginning; start
to open (e.g. doors); to open (e.g. business, etc.); to be empty; to be vacant; to be available; to be open (e.g. neckline, etc.); to have been opened (of one's eyes, mouth, etc.)
to gather up; to scrape up together; to rake
popular figure; person in demand; favorite; favourite
leading part; leading actor; leading actress
to burst open; to split open; to be bursting with (e.g. youth, laughter, flavor); to bounce; to bound
promptly; immediately; quickly; indifferently
no matter how you put it; whatever the circumstances may be; say what you like; no matter how you look at it
forever; for good; eternally; as long as one likes; indefinitely; no matter what
slowly; tardily; complaining; grumbling; unsettled (e.g. weather); loose
young lady (in ref. to a maid, etc.)
relationship; relation; terms (good, friendly, etc.)
and; thereupon; because of that
to lose sight of (one's companions); to stray from; to miss (one's chance to ...)
what kind of; what sort of; what; no matter what (kind of); whatever; any
Soviet Union; Union of Soviet Socialist Republics; USSR