to take good care of; to treasure; to value; to hold dear; to prize; to cherish
sprinkling (of rain, salt, etc.); pattering; flipping (through a book, etc.); riffling; sparse; scattered
introduction; presentation; referral; showcase (of a product)
in the company of; accompanied by ...; as a group comprising ...; likes of ...
rather; sooner; preferably
platform; podium; (ceremonial) mound; world (of haiku, art, etc.); (literary) circles; (arch.) mandala
beauty treatment; cosmetology; beauty salon; beauty-treatment clinic
to read out; to read aloud; to call out; to finish reading; to read through
phantom; vision; illusion
user; end-user; consumer; patron; customer; client
what?!; what did you say?!; why?; what for?; anyone; anything
something like that; sort of like that; similar to that; in that vein
environment; surroundings; circumstances
to be due to; to be caused by; to depend on; to turn on; to be based on; to come from
to bring near; to bring close; to let go near; to associate with; to bring (people) together; to let come near (of a person)
to be imaginable; to be conceivable
to resemble; to look like; to be like; to be alike; to be similar; to take after
that day; the very same day
continuation; rest (of the story, work, etc.); flow (e.g. of a piece of writing); pacing (of a story); succession (of); sequence
breaking up (a meeting, gathering, etc.); dispersal (e.g. of a crowd); dissolution (of a company, organization, etc.); winding-up; dissolution (of the Diet, Parliament, etc.)
-ing and -ing (e.g. "coming and going"); doing such things as ...; expresses a command; (arch.) to be; (arch.) indicates completion or continuation of an action
a little bit; a little while
to use (a tool, method, etc.); to make use of; to use (a person, animal, puppet, etc.); to employ; to use (time, money, etc.); to spend
(personal) appearance; (personal) grooming; essential skill; required knowledge
minimum; at the very least
to put in order; to arrange; to get ready; to prepare; to adjust; to regulate (e.g. rhythm, tune, one's breathing)
near oneself; close to one; familiar
to lose heart; to lose interest; to become stale (i.e. of a carbonated beverage); to go flat; to lose focus; to let one's guard down
to worry (about); to fuss (over); to be careful (about); to pay attention (to); to take (good) care of
to cough violently; to have a coughing fit
unrelated; irrelevant; unconcerned; unconnected
clearing one's throat; cough
to stare back at; to look back at