manicure; nail polish; nail varnish
to take out; to produce; to pick out; to fetch; to retrieve
occasionally; once in a while; now and then; rarely; seldom
knack; skill; bone; skeleton; cremated remains (esp. the bones); ashes
sole (of a shoe); sole (fish)
with a scraping sound; with a grating sound; with force; hard; forcibly (carry out); forcefully; hard (e.g. food)
to shave (wood, leather, etc.); to sharpen (e.g. pencil); to cut down (budget, expenses, staff, time, etc.); to curtail; to delete; to erase
every corner; every nook and cranny; all the ins and outs
to polish up; to shine up
I'm sorry; my apologies; may I come in?; permission; leave; dismissal
careful; cautious; prudent; discreet; deliberate
to correct; to touch up; to smarten up; to put one's hand in (e.g. pocket)
hey!; wait a minute!; whoa!; boohoo; waaaa
bad; poor; inferior; delinquent; hoodlum; hooligan
call; summons; usher who calls the names of wrestlers, sweeps the ring, etc.; telephone number at which a person without a telephone can be reached; (arch.) box-shaped area containing clean water for rinsing oneself (in an Edo-period bathhouse); (arch.) high-ranking prostitute in the Yoshiwara district (Edo period); (arch.) unlicensed prostitute in the Fukagawa red-light district (Edo period)
beating (inflicted as punishment); mob violence; mob justice
physical condition; state of health
living in a group; communal living; community life
to study (in depth); to learn; to take lessons in
sticky; persistent; insistent; nagging
wistful; desirous of; hungry-looking; greedy-looking
girls college (esp. in names of Christian schools)
gesture; movement; action; acting; performance
to look through; to hold up to the light; to make an opening; to leave space; to fart without making a sound
cleaning; sweeping; dusting; scrubbing
shadow or cloud (e.g. on someone's happiness); shade; gloom
to wear (sword, decoration, etc.); to carry; to be entrusted (e.g. with a mission); to take on; to have a trace of; to be tinged with
sensation; feeling; tendency; propensity
slander; bad-mouthing; abuse; insult; speaking ill (of)
improvement (e.g. in skill, ability); advance; progress; communication of opinions of the general populace to those of high rank
rugged; scraggy; angular; gnarled
(tree) trunk; (arrow) shaft; (tool) handle; backbone; base
one way or the other; either way
unprepared; careless; imprudent; indiscreet
reflection; reconsideration; introspection; regret; repentance; remorse
true feelings; real intention; one's heart; one's right mind; one's senses; one's conscience
to be bewildered; to be perplexed