box; case; car (of a train, etc.); shamisen case; shamisen; public building; community building
hard; solid; stiff; tight; strong; firm (not viscous or easily moved); safe
to say something is all right; to give the all-clear (e.g. to do something)
longish; moderately long; somewhat long; fairly long
softness; comparatively soft
little finger; pinky; little toe
nail (e.g. fingernail, toenail); claw; plectrum; pick; hook; clasp
dryer (esp. hair); drier; blower
to dry (clothes, etc.); to desiccate
you could say; you might say; verging on the
emergency measure; emergency procedures; first-aid treatment; stop-gap treatment; temporary repairs
equality; uniformity; evenness
apt to (do); liable to; predominantly; mostly; ... reaps the rewards; ... takes the prize
every time; whenever; as; whether; in (either case)
crushing; squashing; crumpling; crinkling (into a broad smile); forming creases; forming wrinkles
to grip; to grasp; to squeeze
bundle of hair; hair tuft
from one's side; from the side (of something); from someone unconnected; from someone uninvolved
profile; face in profile; face seen from the side; (personal) profile; (biographical) sketch; outline (of someone's life)
bloated (esp. stomach); bulging; sticking out; gaping wide; caving in
to pull into; to draw in; to bring in; to win over
foreigner; foreign citizen; foreign national; alien; non-Japanese
looking up (e.g. a word in a dictionary); retrieval (e.g. data); searching for; referring to
Japanese person; Japanese people
online shopping; e-commerce; mail order
to interrupt (with frivolous remarks, silly jokes, etc.); to butt in; to make teasing remarks
words of praise; eulogy; compliment
to change the subject (e.g. away from something awkward or inconvenient)
for oneself; for one's own sake; on one's own account
to rise perpendicularly; to tower steeply
to (take out and) show; to demonstrate; to point out (finger, clock hand, needle, etc.); to indicate; to show
to cut into (a line, conversation, etc.); to force oneself into (e.g. a crowd); to wedge oneself into; to fall below (of stock prices, sales, etc.); to drop below