relatively; comparatively
while it may be true that; just because; nevertheless; not necessarily
so much; so often; oh, yes!; that's it; that's right; quite
and yet; despite this; but even so; but even then; however; nevertheless
turning around; spinning around; curling up; round and charming (e.g. eyes)
to knit; to plait; to braid; to compile (anthology, dictionary, etc.); to edit
to put clothes on (someone); to dress; to cover; to coat; to pin (e.g. a crime on someone); to lay (blame)
I got it; I see; I now know; So that's the reason
direction; orientation; suited to; suitable for; tendency; inclination
perhaps; probably; generous; many; much
to shed light; to cast light
suddenly and in a loud voice (e.g. sobbing)
to be turned up; to be lifted up (e.g. by the wind)
to tease; to make fun of; to poke fun at; to make a crack about; to chaff; to kid
to sound shrill (of a voice); to sound high-pitched and excited; to get excited; to become restless; to be thrown too high; to come in high
(sense of) rivalry; competitiveness
to press against; to push against; to force against; to foist on (task, responsibility); to impose (one's will)
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)
not the time for; not the place for; far from; anything but; ... is out of the question; ... isn't the word for it
mille-feuille (type of pastry)
door (Western-style, car, etc.)
to throw open; to leave open
nightclothes; nightwear; sleepwear; pyjamas; pajamas; nightgown
to stand on end; to bristle up; to be ruffled
confused; disordered; faltered; incoherent; inconsistent
explanation (e.g. for one's actions); excuse; justification; defense; defence
at once; immediately; right now
state of emergency; emergency; crisis
getting closer; drawing nearer; being not much different; being near (age, skill, etc.); becoming close (i.e. friendly); becoming intimate
staff officer; military staff; adviser; counselor; counsellor
to aim at (for, to do, to become); to try for; to have an eye on; to go toward; to head for
existing (at the present moment); alright; acceptable; to be (usu. of inanimate objects); to have
to misperceive visually; to misread; to mistake for something or somebody else
mirror; looking-glass; barrel head; page added at the beginning of a document mentioning its purpose, date, author, etc.; mirror-shaped mochi
to hold up over one's head; to hold aloft; to hold over something; to hold (one's hands) out (e.g. towards a fire); to hold up to shade one's eyes, face, etc.
to send (a thing); to dispatch; to take or escort (a person somewhere); to see off (a person); to bid farewell (to the departed); to bury; to spend (time)
viewing as ...; seeing as ...; treating as ...; regarding as ...
image (on a screen); picture (e.g. on a TV); video; film; reflection; image (in one's mind)
to pour into (liquids); to pump into
pale; pallid; bluish-white
emission (of light); radiation (of light); luminescence