nerve; nerves; sensitivity
to be scrupulous; to be attentive; to be prudent; to be complete; to be thorough
refined; elegant; graceful; classic
conduct; behaviour; movements; gesture; performance (on stage, etc.); dance
light; easy; non-serious; minor
(at) any time; always; at all times; whenever
to run (of liquid); to spread; to blur; to blot; to ooze; to well up (of tears, etc.)
several times; several degrees
blink (of eyes); wink; twinkling (of stars); flicker (of light); blink (of light)
slow; time-consuming; late (in the day); towards the end (of the day or night); later (than expected or usual); late
always; without exception; necessarily; certainly; without fail; positively
to begin to open; to come out; to smile broadly; to come apart at the seams (clothes)
to be fascinated (by); to be captivated by; to be enchanted by; to gaze admiringly at; to watch in fascination
to be complete; to be all present; to be equal; to be uniform; to gather; to assemble
clearing one's throat; cough
guest; visitor; customer; client; shopper
father (esp. used in samurai families prior to the Meiji period)
to sit; to squat; to assume (a position); to hold steady; to hold still
clothes (esp. Western clothes); counter for doses of medicine, gulps of tea, drags of a cigarette, etc.
hem; (trouser) cuff; bottom part; bottom edge; foot (of a mountain); tips (of hair)
to pull; to tug; to draw (attention, sympathy, etc.); to attract (e.g. interest); to draw back (e.g. one's hand); to draw in (one's chin, stomach, etc.); to draw (a card, mahjong tile, etc.)
bitter smile; wry smile; strained laugh; sarcastic laugh
front; frontage; facade; main
contents; interior; substance; content; (sword) blade
to be packed (with); to be full (space, schedule, etc.); to be blocked (road, pipe, nose, etc.); to be clogged; to shorten (width, interval, etc.); to shrink (shirt, word form, etc.); to be at a loss
all you want; as much as one wants
all; entire; whole; altogether
appearance; (outward) looks; exterior appearance
excellent; superb; first-rate
flavor; flavour; charm; appeal; experience; taste (e.g. of victory)
most; highest; maximum; best; wonderful; finest
to throw out one's chest; to be puffed up with pride
red; crimson; Red; communist; (arch.) beautiful
to dye; to colour; to color
though; notwithstanding; although
to create (an atmosphere, feeling, etc.); to produce; to engender
to take; to pick up; to pass; to hand; to get; to obtain; to adopt (a method, proposal, etc.)
recommendation; advice; suggestion; encouragement
confirmation; verification; validation; review; check; affirmation