form; tense; adjective; i-adjective (in Japanese)
to compete; to bid; to sell at auction
to choke up; to be speechless; to hold one's tongue
to be foolish; to be stupid; to be ridiculous
to assemble everything together; to do something as a group
beauty; good figure; (beautiful) appearance; beautification; beauty treatment; beauty culture
secret medicine; secret remedy; nostrum; wonder drug; excellent remedy
use; utility; effect; benefit
to gather (attract, receive) attention; to have a high profile; to gain prominence; to become popular
to compete; to contend; to vie; to contest
seasoning; flavour; condition; state; (state of) health; physical condition
before one's own eyes; from under one's very nose; without doing anything; without resistance; helplessly; negligently
what percentage; what ratio; what rate; what proportion
dimension; perspective; point of reference; level (of something)
making a killing; making easy money; robbery
princess; spoiled girl; hothouse flower; glue
koku; traditional unit of volume, approx. 180.4 litres; measure of a Japanese-style boat's loading capacity (approx. 278.26 liters)
quick-wittedness; having tact; being sensible
to be infatuated (with); to be hooked (on); to lose one's heart (on)
blushing; getting red in the face; embarrassment
cooking; food preparation
to harm; to hurt; to injure; to miss one's chance to (do something); to fail to (do what one ought to have done)
compensating; making up for; supplementation
four; four years of age; ten o'clock (old time system); Burakumin; cross grips
fire built in an iron basket (watch fire, fishing fire, etc.); bonfire; campfire; (arch.) brothel-keeper (Edo period)
second division; secondary division
wild; violent; rough-mannered; rough (e.g. work); crude; coarse
rich (in flavor, color, smell, etc.); thick; very likely; highly possible; passionate; hot
to deceive (with words); to cajole; to talk into; to explain away (e.g. unpleasant evidence); to argue away; to wheedle
conduct; behavior; behaviour; being pregnant
hard; solid; stiff; tight; strong; firm (not viscous or easily moved); safe
aphrodisiac; love potion; philter
to get cloudy; to cloud over; to cloud up; to fog up; to be gloomy; to be clouded (expression)
eggs; egg; (hen's) egg; (an expert) in the making; beginning; origin
no skin off my nose; somebody else's problem; (lit.) fire on the opposite shore
small stream; brooklet; murmuring (as of a stream)
stupor; stupefaction; trance; (being) dumbfounded