light; lamp; counter for electric lights
minute adjustment; fine tuning
to be transparent; to be see-through; to be clear; to be clear (voice, sound)
skin; body (in the context of intimate bodily contact); surface; grain (e.g. of wood); disposition; temperament
teak (Tectona grandis); cheek; cheek rouge; blusher
to paint; to plaster; to lacquer; to varnish; to spread; to smear
shirt (undergarment); undershirt; singlet; shirt (outerwear; usu. with collar and buttons)
pink; erotic (usually used in relation to the sex industry); blue; pornographic
to rock; to shake; to swing
sentence-ending particle expressing doubt
A district in Shibuya, Tokyo famous for being the center of Japanese youth culture and fashion
little girl; maiden; young lady; (arch.) female between 17 and 20 years old (ritsuryo period)
to detain; to check; to restrain
dark; gloomy; depressed; dispirited; dark (in colour); dull; ill-boding
street at night; making a night journey
cannot (due to external circumstances); cannot afford to; must not; impossible to; no way one can (do)
selling area; counter; section; favorable time to sell; good time to sell
ignoring; looking the other way; passing through; going through; ball hit through net (in tennis)
sweets (desserts, candy, etc.)
shelf; ledge; rack; trellis
high class; high grade; high rank; seniority
route (bus, train, air, etc.); line; line (taken by a group, organization, etc.); policy; course
soft and flaky (pie, potatoes, squash, etc.); fluffy; crumbly; being pleased with oneself; beaming happily; chuckling to oneself
at once; immediately; without delay; promptly
to become dim; to become blurred
mochi; (sticky) rice cake
method; manner; appearance; air; tendency; folk song (genre of the Shi Jing)
dry and rough; desiccated; rustling
tone color; tone colour; tone quality; timbre
to stop (in one's tracks); to come to a stop; to halt; to pause; to stand still
to spread out; to lay out; to take a position; to impose widely (e.g. over a city)
kotatsu; table over an electric heater (orig. a charcoal brazier in a floor well) with a hanging quilt that retains heat
yearned for; longed for; missed
(the privilege to have) an audience (with one's lord, a dignitary, etc.); interview (with one's superior); one's debut (first) appearance; debut (of a new product, work of art, actor, etc.); trial service (of a servant)
buttocks; behind; undersurface; bottom; last place; end
one's cherished opinion; pet theory
request; favor; favour; reliance; dependence; trust
to take out (e.g. garbage); to put out (e.g. dishes on table); to serve (e.g. meal); to get out (e.g. food from cupboard); to submit (e.g. ideas, opinions); to provide for
to sprawl; to lie sprawled; to stretch oneself out; to lie relaxed on one's side