big and round (esp. of eyes); round and cute; spinning; whirling; plump and round; chubby
straight (ahead); direct; upright; straightforward; honest; frank
emission; emanation; letting out (feelings); venting; divergence (of light); divergence
skin; hide; rind; peel; shell; sheath
to peel; to skin; to pare; to bare (teeth, fangs); to open wide (eyes)
gray or silver haired (grey)
all of a sudden; suddenly; by chance; unexpectedly
next; secondly; subsequently
to smile broadly; to grin widely
age-appropriate (esp. of clothing, hairstyles)
to become emaciated; to waste away; to grow thin and worn out
to slip on (slippers, sandals, etc.); to hit (e.g. one's leg) against; to bash into; to push (one's opponent) down before he stands up
slowly; inefficiently; tardily; dawdling
hey; yo; hi; come on; hey
to hold between (e.g. one's fingers, chopsticks); to grip (from both sides); to put between; to sandwich between; to catch (e.g. a finger in a door); to trap; to insert (e.g. a break into proceedings)
to close one's eyes partly; to squint; to smile with one's whole face; to smile sweetly (at); to look fondly (at)
to nod; to bow one's head in assent; to agree
to comb down; to smooth down
(several) tens; dozens; scores (of)
whole face; all over one's face
to meet (someone of higher status); (arch.) to be recognized (esp. by someone of higher status); (arch.) to be visible; (arch.) to be seen
all; wholly; entirely; completely; without exception
to push someone (towards); to encourage someone
cooking (esp. Japanese style); cuisine; (Japanese) restaurant
elderly woman; senior lady-in-waiting
granny; grandma; gran; old lady; old woman
just as; right after; in the act of; as soon as; at that moment
to come; to go; to be (somewhere); to be (doing)
(my) wife; inside the home; one's family
to receive favor; to receive assistance; to receive help; to be looked after; to be taken care of; to become dependent (on)
polite; courteous; civil; careful; close; thorough
to bow; to bow one's head; to apologize; to apologise; to bow to; to yield to
so; like this; in this way; this much; to this extent
origin; source; basis; base; cause; (raw) material; ingredient
Japanese style; Japanesque; Japanism
dwelling; house; residence; living; life
guidance; leading (the way); information; notice; announcement (of a visitor's arrival); informing (someone) of a visitor's arrival
garden; yard; courtyard; field (of action); area
two adjoining rooms (connected by a sliding door)
tatami room; tatami mat room; formal Japanese room; dinner party in a tatami room (esp. when a geisha or maiko attends)
partition; division; settlement of accounts; preliminary warm-up ritual; toeing the mark; directing