looks; personal appearance; features
the eighties (age, years, etc.)
to mince; to cut fine; to carve; to engrave; to tick away (time); to beat out (e.g. rhythm); to etch (into one's mind)
make-up; makeup; cosmetics
simple; plain; modest; frugal; reserved
abrupt; sudden; unexpected
to go uninvited; to call on without an invitation; to barge in on; to throng to; to crowd into; to converge upon
suffix for familiar person
to half-rise to one's feet
O-Bon; Obon; Bon Festival; tray
to have a hole; to be pierced (with a hole)
using freely; making full use of; having a good command of; working (someone) hard; driving (someone) on
way to use something; treatment; management (of help)
light; easy; non-serious; minor
kitchen; financial situation
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it,...; I mean
air con; air conditioner; air conditioning
the other world; the next world; the world beyond; world after death
to turn on; to switch on; to light up
period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years); apprenticeship; indentureship; indenture
uchiwa; type of traditional Japanese handheld fan
to endure; to keep out (e.g. rain); to pull through; to get over; to surpass; to outdo
to blow into; to breathe into; to inspire; to indoctrinate; to record (music, video, etc.)
four; four years of age; ten o'clock (old time system); Burakumin; cross grips
to place on (something); to give (someone) a ride; to give a lift; to load (luggage); to carry; to send out (on the airwaves, etc.); to deceive
hydration; rehydration; to hydrate; to rehydrate; to moisturize
confectionery; sweets; candy; cake
peanut (Arachis hypogaea); groundnut
tree; shrub; bush; wood; timber
bowl; vessel; container; ability; capacity; calibre
first-person plural (or singular); second or third person plural (implies speaker is of higher status than those referred to)