intention; aim; preference (for); orientation (towards a goal)
to use (a thing, method, etc.); to make use of; to use (a person, animal, puppet, etc.); to employ; to use (time, money, etc.); to spend
skin; body (in the context of intimate bodily contact); surface; grain (e.g. of wood); disposition; temperament
to be stormy; to be rough; to be rough (of skin); to be chapped; to be ruined; to fall into ruin
Western-style clothes (cf. traditional Japanese clothes)
and the like; such as; or something; something like; I hear that ...; people say that...
synthetic fiber; synthetic fibre; chemical fiber; chemical fibre
than; from; out of; except; but; more
cotton (material); red silk-cotton tree (Bombax ceiba)
detergent; cleanser; cleaning agent; washing material
as (much) as possible; as (much) as one can; wherever practicable; if possible
substitute; replacement; stand-in; proxy; compensation; exchange
as (i.e. in the role of); for (i.e. from the viewpoint of); apart from... (used to change the topic); even (e.g. "not even a single person"); thinking that...; trying to...
one day; all day (long); throughout the day; first day of the month
number one; first; best; most; game; round
time; hour; period; class
no; nay; well; er; you're welcome; not at all
contour; outline; summary; outline; looks; features
dimly; faintly; absentmindedly; vacantly; idly; aimlessly
to be seen; to be in sight; to look; to seem; to come
to be coming; to be popular; to be fashionable; to be angry; to have blown one's lid
you (plural); all of you; you all
slowly; quietly; steadily; soon; momentarily; before long
(not) at all; (not) in the slightest; wholly; entirely; extremely; very
preparation; arrangements; getting ready; provision; setup; reserving
well; properly; best regards; please remember me; just like ...; as though one were ...
wife; your wife; his wife; married lady; madam
to differ (from); to vary; to not be in the usual condition; to not match the correct (answer, etc.); to be different from promised; isn't it?
to resemble; to look like; to be like; to be alike; to be similar; to take after
this way; this direction; here; this (one); I; me
the person in question; the person themselves; said person
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...; did not ...
woman; female; feminine gender
tradition; legend; folklore
air; atmosphere; mood; situation; someone with no presence; someone who doesn't stand out at all
yes; yeah; hum; hmmm; oof
to manage something successfully; to be successful