drawing ability; skill at art
before one's eyes; in front of one; under one's nose; immediate; imminent; around the corner
to throw into; to dump in together
with a splash; with a plop
(air) bubble (esp. in a liquid)
to come out; to appear; to turn up; to go out for a while
to warm oneself; to sun oneself; to warm up; to get warm
to have a drink; to grab a drink
juice; soft drink (usu. fruit-based); sweetened drink
to get used to; to get familiar with; to get skillful (in doing); to become proficient
unseasonable; out-of-season
Japanese apricot (Prunus mume); Japanese plum; ume; lowest (of a three-tier ranking system)
chūhai; shōchū highball; cocktail of shōchū with tonic water
grains; lumps; drops; grainy; bumpy; coarse
scrubbing hard; scrubbing clean
skin; body (in the context of intimate bodily contact); surface; grain (e.g. of wood); disposition; temperament
stain; spot; smudge; spot (on one's skin, e.g. chloasma, liver spot); blemish; discoloration
mole; lentigo; beauty mark; beauty spot
thigh; buttocks; arse; ass
upper arm; (arch.) lower arm
to disappear; to vanish; to go out (of a fire, light, etc.); to die; to fade (of a feeling, impression, etc.); to vanish (e.g. of hope); to go away (e.g. of a smell, itchiness, sleepiness)
right; right-hand side; right hand; the above (in a piece of vertical writing); above-mentioned; the right (wing)
to be conspicuous; to stand out
deep (colour); dark; strong (flavour, smell, etc.); thick (consistency); dense; strong (possibility, etc.)
in an instant; in a flash; in the blink of an eye; in no time at all; just like that
perhaps; maybe; perchance; by some chance; by any chance
effect; effectiveness; efficacy; effects (e.g. sound effects, visual effects, special effects)
poly-; polyethylene; polyphony (of an electronic keyboard, etc.); police; police officer
something; something or other; so-and-so; somehow (handling, dealing with something); anyhow; one way or another
all that one has; all that there is; the whole
to begin; to start; to happen (again); to begin (anew); to date (from); to originate (in)
drink at home with one's evening meal; dinner-time drink
sometimes; occasionally; at times; seasonal; of the season; appropriate (for the season or occasion)
frequency (of occurrence)
to decrease (in size or number); to diminish; to abate