diffuse reflection; diffused reflection; irregular reflection
easily mixed up (e.g. similar words); easily mistaken; confusing; misleading; equivocal; ambiguous
tone color; tone colour; tone quality; timbre
to try to (do); to want to; to be about to (do, happen)
slime; sliminess; mucus; viscous liquid
nap; short sleep; first sleep of silkworms
to sink (into one's seat, etc.); to leap to one's death (by drowning); to be reduced to (esp. working as a prostitute)
lightly (floating); buoyantly; puffing (on a pipe, cigarette, etc.); tooting (a trumpet, horn, etc.); blowing (a flute, whistle)
innocent; childlike; guileless; free of malice; thoughtless; simple-minded
to be playful; to gambol; to flirt with; (arch.) to have elegance; (arch.) to have refinement
accompanying (someone); going with; travelling together; the same bank; the said bank
to stare at; to look hard at; to look up and down; to scrutinize; to scrutinise
supple; flexible; elastic; graceful; elegant; refined
volume (sound level); volume; bulk; volume (book); volume (storage area); potentiometer
bathtub; boat with a bathtub rented to customers (Edo period)
economical; economy size; family size (esp. of packaged food)
mochi; small rice cake made from glutinous rice
when it comes to ...; as for ...
then; in that case; considering; if that is the case; if so
average; mean; balance; equilibrium
of tender years; very young
in spite of; despite; although; nonetheless; nevertheless; but
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
play; playing; pleasure; amusement; play (in a mechanism, e.g. a steering wheel); slack
time for ...; time to ...; good time to ...; opportunity to ...; season
someone with a liking or characteristic; a true representative of (place)
to burn into one's memory; to sear an image
feeling guilty; having a guilty conscience; having qualms about
to get (information) out of someone; to extract (information) from someone; to find out (through questioning); to begin listening (to)
to make sense; to be consistent; to be logical; to stand to reason; to be coherent
investigation (e.g. into someone's guilt); questioning; pressing; catching up; overtaking
to complete decisively; to do to completion
to threaten; to menace; to intimidate; to startle; to frighten; to scare
mischief; prank; mischievous; naughty; pastime; hobby
humour; humor; safety; health; in a good mood; in high spirits
exaggerated; overdone; overblown; hyperbolic; bombastic; grandiose
to act timid; to show diffidence; to be hesitant; to appear embarrassed; to look ashamed
charm; attractiveness; courtesy; ingratiating behaviour; entertainment; amusement