(fictional) character; character; personality; persona
deep (colour); dark; strong (flavour, smell, etc.); thick (consistency); dense; strong (possibility, etc.)
harsh tasting; strongly alkaline tasting; excessively strong-willed; fiercely individualistic; strongly idiosyncratic
megaphone; bullhorn; loudhailer
equipping; installing; fitting; mounting; putting on
person; -er; (arch.) expert; (arch.) geisha; (arch.) prostitute
spreading; disseminating; scattering; diffusion (of light, gas)
why?; what for?; how?; by what means?
excess; surplus; superabundance; overabundance
useless; no future in it; doesn't make sense; having no point
bewilderment; perplexity; embarrassment; discomfiture; bafflement
exactly the opposite (of); completely opposite; quite contrary
thin; slender; fine; unlucky
skin; body (in the context of intimate bodily contact); surface; grain (e.g. of wood); disposition; temperament
poor health; ill health; unhealthy
pale; pallid; bluish-white
thin; skinny; delicate; fragile; feeble
expert; learned person; doctor; PhD; instructor at the imperial court (ritsuryō period); pitch and length marks (to accompany a Buddhist liturgical chant, etc.)
abdomen; belly; womb; one's mind; one's real intentions; courage; nerve
what did you just say (to me)?; what's that?
model; prototype; archetype; (sewing) pattern
(starting) from nothing; from scratch
copy; photocopy; book jacket blurb; (advertising) slogan
to sew; to stitch; to weave one's way (e.g. through a crowd)
to dismantle; to demount; to take something away; to detach
both (people); the two of them
assistant; helper; assistant (to a professor); research assistant
dress; attire; clothing; getup; outfit; personal appearance
to be ready; to be prepared; to be in order; to be put in order; to be adjusted; to be regulated
inconspicuous; unobtrusive; low-profile
where; what place; how much (long, far); what extent
diversion; distraction; feint
to spill; to drop; to grumble (about); to complain (of); to let (one's feelings) show
to speak; to talk; to mediate; to act as a go-between; to put in a good word (for someone)
head; chief; merit; strong point; superiority; major
with a bang bang (e.g. repeated sound of a hammer or gunfire); at a mad pace; with great vigor
to strike; to hit; to attack; to bash; to sound out (someone's views); to pound (meat or fish); to chop into small pieces
trouble; bother; annoyance; to be troubled (by); to be bothered (by); to be inconvenienced (by)
to be fed up (with); to be tired (of); to be stumped; to be nonplussed; to wince; to shrink back
to come out; to appear; to turn up; to go out for a while
to stare fixedly at; to fix one's gaze on; to make sure of; to set one's eyes on (e.g. the future); to focus on