highlight; best part; stunning; incredible; to stun; to amaze
real hair; one's own hair
eye color; eye colour; expression (of the eyes); look; countenance
dryness; aridity; drying (e.g. clothes); insipidity
misemono; type of Edo- and Meiji-period side show often held outdoors or in small temporarily erected shacks on temple and shrine grounds; show; exhibition; spectacle
to re-think; to think back upon; to change one's mind
left utterly helpless; have no one to turn to; unapproachable
kurin; nine vertically stacked rings on a pagoda finial
fantasy; illusion; vision; dream
counter for places (offices, facilities, stations)
inside the breast of one's clothing (esp. kimono); bosom; space between one's chest and outstretched arms; (one's) reach; heart (e.g. of a mountain); bosom (e.g. of nature)
tenugui; (hand) towel (usu. thin cotton cloth)
half-moon; half a month; semicircle
form; shape; state; condition; letter; correspondence
gyoza; pot sticker; crescent-shaped pan-fried dumplings stuffed with minced pork and vegetables
to appear; to start to appear; to show signs of appearing
to be palatable; to suit one's taste
exquisite flavor (flavour); delectable flavor; delicious flavor; delicacy; delectable dish
somewhat thick; relatively thick; thickish; on the thick side
skin; hide; rind; peel; shell; sheath
stylish; smart; with a crack; crisply (e.g. fried, starched); tearing off; ripping off
seasoning; flavour; flavor
vegetable; marijuana; cannabis
red bean paste; red bean jam; kudzu sauce; filling (of a dumpling, etc.); filling; stuffing
anything and everything; from top to toe; from A to Z
on and after; from ... onward; since
to taste; to savor; to appreciate; to enjoy; to experience; to go through
to starve; to be famished; to be hungry; to be starved of (e.g. love); to be thirsty for (e.g. knowledge); to be hungry for
fierce animal; beast of prey; big game
to be greedy; to devour greedily
eastern direction; the Orient; eastern fighter in a match (e.g. sumo wrestling)
(not) so; (not) particularly; (not) very; (not) that much
cooperation; coordination; collaboration; integration; linking
obstinate; stubborn; obdurate; headstrong; willful; perverse
I; me; oneself; (arch.) you; (arch.) prefix indicating familiarity or contempt
long (time); protracted; prolonged
protection; safeguard; shugo (Kamakura or Muromachi period military governor)
to be touching; to be moving
one may well say so, but ...; even more than
ought to do; have to do; must do; feel obliged to
to cut off; to excise; to tear off; to cut out; to whittle down; to tear out
to assemble; to put together; to set up; to form (words, sentences, etc.)