smooth (of a surface); glassy; smooth (of an action, proceedings, etc.); fluent (speech); continuously differentiable
girl (usu. between 7 and 17); young lady; (arch.) female between 17 and 20 years old (ritsuryō period)
(physical) form; shape; visage; (facial) features; form (as opposed to substance); manner (of action); (resultant) state
to fold one's arms; to link arms with someone
to vomit; to spit out; to breathe out (e.g. air); to exhale; to spend (e.g. saved money); to cough up
outward appearance; looks
skin; body (in the context of intimate bodily contact); surface; grain (e.g. of wood); disposition; temperament
true character; true form; true colors; consciousness; one's senses
utmost limits; extremity; limit
to polish up; to shine up
to put together; to combine; to join together; to match against (e.g. in a sport)
camouflage; disguise; pretense; feigning; masquerade
artificial product; man-made product; fiction; made-up story; decoration (e.g. for a festival); theatrical prop (esp. a large prop in noh or kyogen, e.g. tree, well, boat)
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...; did not ...
doll; puppet; marionette; puppet (person under the control of another); straw man; yes-man
you could say; you might say; verging on the
to manufacture; to produce; to raise (crops); to invent; to dream up; to create
small; fine; minute; minor; trivial; sensitive
gap; opening; spare moment; interval; unguarded moment; carelessness
to succeed (a person, to a position, etc.); to inherit; to patch (clothes); to mend; to add (e.g. charcoal to the fire); to replenish with
to come together; to merge; to fit; to match; to be profitable; to be equitable
to go to and from (a place); to go back and forth between; to go to (school, work, etc.); to attend; to circulate (e.g. blood, electricity); to be communicated (e.g. thought)
to move; to shift; to inspire; to rouse; to change; to alter; to operate
a little; a few; small; only; just; merely
reflection; reverberation; reflex; reflexes
to glitter; to sparkle; to twinkle; to glisten; to gleam; to glint
to grow; to spring up; to sprout; to cut (teeth)
rustling; dry; rough feeling; rough (of a person); coarse; catching fish with a net
to smell; to smell of; to have a smell
artificial object; man-made object; artifact; artefact
brightness; brilliance; brilliancy; radiance; glitter
to show signs of ...; to have the appearance of ...
with these words; while saying
lower back; waist; hips; body (of hair, noodles, paper, etc.); resilience; spring
connection; linking; joining; coupling; attaching; junction
to follow (a road, path, etc.); to trace; to follow (a clue, scent, tracks, plot, etc.); to trace (a route, history, family tree, etc.); to head towards (of a situation); to go in the direction of
with a creak; with a squeak; (packing) tightly; with a squeeze; relentlessly (criticize, complain, etc.); severely
lifeline; safety rope; safety tether
inner part; interior; living quarters (at the back of a house); inner room; recesses (of one's mind); bottom (of one's heart)
to form; to shape; to make; to mold; to mould; to build up
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 stretch; to extend; to straighten out; to be flattened; to spread (of paint, cream, etc.); to stretch out (e.g. of a hand); to extend
to ask; to enquire; to query