to polish; to shine; to brush (e.g. teeth); to refine (e.g. a skill); to improve; to cultivate
to comb out; to brush; to untangle; to unravel
yes; yeah; huh?; what?; not; 's
wasteful; a waste; too good; more than one deserves; impious; profane
instant; moment; for an instant
stiffening; rigidity; rigor; stiffness; ossification; petrification
fearfully; timidly; nervously; cautiously; gingerly
to ask; to enquire; to query
girl; daughter; baby girl; young woman
finely chiseled (features)
with a start; in surprise; suddenly (realize, remember, etc.); all of a sudden; puffing (air); with a puff
to be reflected; to harmonize with (harmonise); to come out (photo); to be projected; to be displayed (on a screen)
judging from; on the basis of; from the point of view of
blood; blood; ancestry; (the) blood; feelings
20 years old; (arch.) twenty
being full; (counting) completed years (e.g. when calculating age); full (years, months, etc.); Manchuria
bowstring; string (of shamisen, guitar, violin, etc.); bail (arched pot handle); diagonal levelling wire across the top of a masu
youthful; young; young-looking
everyone; anyone; no one; nobody
to speak unanimously; to speak in chorus; to speak in unison; to speak in one voice
feature; trait; characteristic; peculiarity; distinction
eye; eyeball; eyesight; sight; look; stare; notice
to shine; to glitter; to sparkle
star (usu. not including the Sun); planet (usu. not including Earth); star (glyph, symbol, shape); star (actor, player, etc.); small dot; spot; star point (in go)
fragment; broken piece; chip; ounce (of truth, conscience, etc.); trace; shred
blue; azure; green; pale; gray; unripe
to be mixed; to be blended with; to be combined; to associate with; to mingle with; to interest
ear; hearing; edge; crust; selvedge (non-fray machined edge of fabrics); selvage
walking; pace; step; course (of history, one's life, etc.); history; pitch (of a screw, etc.)
head; hair (on one's head); mind; brains; leader; chief; top
to seize; to catch; to obtain; to acquire; to understand; to grasp
relation; relationship; participation; involvement; influence; effect
such (about the actions of the listener, or about ideas expressed or understood by the listener); like that; that sort of
with trouble; at great pains; rare; valuable; kind; generous
pretty; lovely; clean; clear; completely; entirely
to interrupt (a story, etc.); to bend at the waist
to bend; to crook; to lean; to tilt; to bend (the truth); to distort
(one's) gaze; direction in which one is looking; point of view; standpoint; line covering someone's eyes (in an edited photograph)
tucking up the sleeves of a kimono with a tasuki
bag; satchel; briefcase; basket