about here; in this neighborhood
showy; loud; gay; flashy; gaudy
to cheer up; to liven up; to become active; to look better; to improve (in appearance); to stand out
charming; captivating; bewitching; seductive; coquettish
crotch; crutch; groin; fork (in a tree, road, river, etc.); tines (of a fork)
knee; lap; knee and thigh (while sitting)
to break; to be smashed; to split; to crack; to be divided (opinion, vote, etc.); to split (e.g. of a party); to come to light
to expand; to swell (out); to get big; to become inflated
hard; solid; stiff; tight; strong; firm (not viscous or easily moved); safe
to become tense; to be tightened; to become firm (e.g. body)
look (in someone's eyes); expression (of the eyes); eyes
unable to resist; unable to suppress
because; for; the reason why is ...
to be fast at walking and running; to be quick to spoil (of foodstuffs)
being in abstraction; being dazed; being absentminded; stargazing
to be brought forward (e.g. by three hours); to be moved up; to be hasty; to be rash; to quicken; to speed up
in an instant; in a moment; immediately; suddenly; all of a sudden; all at once
easy; likely to ...; have a tendency to ...; easy to ...
artificial; man-made; human work; human skill; artificiality
to believe; to believe in; to place trust in; to confide in; to have faith in
as one would expect; just as you'd expect (from); still; all the same; even ... (e.g. "even a genius")
to go to the top; to climb to the top; to ascend to the top; to be engrossed in; to be very enthusiastic about; to be infatuated with
massage (esp. anma, a traditional form of Japanese massage); masseur; masseuse; (arch.) blind person
to catch; to capture; to grab; to clutch; to catch hold of (someone); to stop (e.g. a stranger in the street)
what time; (lit.) which hour
under one's arm; (in) the armpit
fingertip; finger; toe tip; toe
dial (on timepiece, meter, etc.); letter board (e.g. on typewriter, writing aide for the disabled, etc.); character board
to feel around for; to fumble for; to investigate; to probe into; to explore (parts unknown); to enjoy (natural beauty)
half; 50%; tie; 5 parts; 5%
3 o'clock; afternoon snack (eaten around 3 o'clock); three ages of Buddhism (following the death of Gautama Buddha; age of the true law, age of the copied law, and age of the degeneration of the law); three ages of the dharma
half; semi-; half-past; odd number; (arch.) unit of land area (595.8 m^2)
to be late; to be delayed; to fall behind (in a race, one's studies, etc.); to lag behind; to be bereaved of; to be preceded by (someone) in death
yes; that is correct; understood; I see; present; here; pardon?
for women; women's article
twelve o'clock; noon; midnight
six o'clock; six periods of a day (morning, midday, afternoon, evening, midnight, late night)