to suit; to match; to become; to be like
to borrow; to rent; to hire; to make use of (another's help, wisdom, etc.); to obtain; to use (for another purpose)
moreover; furthermore; nevertheless; and yet
to continue; to last; to continue (without a break); to be unbroken; to occur again and again; to lead to; to connect to
which way; which direction; which one (esp. of two alternatives); who
liking; taste; fancy; wish; desire; choice
difficult to say which of the two is better; hard to tell which is better; (there is) little to choose between them
suitable; proper; appropriate; perfunctory; half-minded; sloppy
prime field; figurine (used in modeling, dollmaking, etc.)
perfect; complete; flawless
spatula; (fabric) tracing spatula; (pottery) pallet; (artificially cultured) Japanese crucian carp
to become loose; to slacken (e.g. rope); to become less tense; to relax; to slacken (e.g. coldness, supervision); to become lax; to become softer (e.g. ground, facial expression)
to change (one's clothes)
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
near; neighbourhood; nearly (e.g. "it took nearly one year"); close to; shortly; soon
full dress; formal dress; uniform
it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that ...
to be separated; to be apart; to leave; to go away; to leave (a job, etc.); to quit
formal; stiff; strict; ceremonious
geisha; dressed-up beautiful woman
stylish; fashionable; dressing (oneself) up; dressing smartly; fashionable dresser; smartly dressed person
direction; way; side (of an argument, etc.); one's part; type; category; field (of study, etc.)
flower; blossom; cherry blossom; beauty; blooming (esp. of cherry blossoms); ikebana; hanafuda
just because; even if; even though
to send; to forward; to hand over (e.g. money); indicates that the action is directed towards the speaker; indicates that the object of an action arrives at or is received by the speaker
straight face; composed expression; nonchalant look
to make a display of; to show off; to flaunt
head; hair (on one's head); mind; brains; leader; chief; top
to stroke; to caress; to brush gently; to comb (hair); to smooth down
to turn one's face; to turn around; to look over one's shoulder
sound of thin metal or plastic surface caving in and springing back; action of quickly bowing or lowering one's head; with a bob of the head
regrettable; unfortunate; disappointing; vexing
more or less; though not quite satisfactorily; tentatively; for the time being; just in case; once
dressing up; putting on makeup; dolling (oneself) up
beautiful woman; (a) beauty; belle; good-looker
and yet; despite this; but even so; but even then; however; nevertheless
wasteful; a waste; too good; more than one deserves; impious; profane
any; anything; whatever; I am told; I hear; I understand
master (of a house, shop, etc.); husband; sir; boss; patron of a mistress, geisha, bar or nightclub hostess; sugar daddy
pat; tap; pop; crack; cutesy suffix applied to names
to take (preventive) measures; to come to an agreement (in bargaining, etc.); to strike a bargain; to clap one's hands together
procedure; process; proceedings; formalities
house; residence; family; household; lineage; family name