to tie up in a bundle (e.g. straw, hair, bills, letters); to bundle; to govern; to manage; to fold (one's arms); to put together (one's hands)
like; similar to; (I) think (that); (I) have a feeling (that); feels like; feels similar to
to wind; to coil; to envelope; to shroud; to outflank; to skirt
worn-out; ragged; crumbling; dry and crumbly; falling (in drops or clumps); scattering
to bend; to flutter; to wave; to yield to; to be swayed by; to bow to
lower back; waist; hips; body (of hair, noodle, paper, etc.); resilience; spring
rag; scrap; fault (esp. in a pretense, pretence); defect; run-down; shabby
to intertwine; to twist together
obi; kimono sash; paper wrapper on books, CDs, etc.; band; belt; cingulum
Mr.; Mrs.; makes a word more polite (usu. in fixed expressions); state; situation
indeed; really; very; extremely; absolutely; certainly
long (distance, length); long (time); protracted; prolonged
to pass; to elapse; to pass through; to go through; to experience; to go through
to come (spatially or temporally); to approach; to come back; to do ... and come back; to come to be; to become
to be seen; to be in sight; to look; to seem; to come
surface; face (i.e. the visible side of an object); front (of a building, etc.); obverse side (i.e. "head") of a coin; outside; exterior; appearance
sharp (blade); pointed; sharp (pain); stabbing; perceptive; keen
sparkle of one's eyes; insight; discernment; penetration
plan; meter; measuring device; (in) total; total (of)
to try to ...; to be about to do ...; to decide to ...; to take as; to treat as; to use for; to suppose that (such) is the case
impressive; striking; memorable; impactful
only; just; merely; as much as; to the extent of; enough to
to continue; to last; to continue (without a break); to be unbroken; to occur again and again; to lead to; to connect to
ordinary; common; free of charge; unaffected; as is; only
woman; female; feminine gender
figure; form; appearance; dress; state; condition
there (place relatively near listener); there (place just mentioned); that place; then (of some incident just spoken of); that (of point just raised); (arch.) you
any more; any further; any better; any longer
to become thin; to lose weight; to reduce (one's) weight; to be barren; to be infertile; to be sterile
the more ... the more ...; as; (arch.) while; (arch.) during; (arch.) because; (arch.) since
to be (animate); to be; to be ..ing; to (have the audacity to) do
thing; object; one's things; possessions; things; something; quality
everything; all; the whole; entirely; completely; wholly
eye; eyeball; eyesight; sight; look; stare; notice
passion; enthusiasm; zeal
to feel; to sense; to experience
strange; odd; peculiar; queer; curious
facial expression; countenance; look; appearance; expression (vocal, etc.)
to hold (in one's hand); to take; to possess; to have; to maintain; to keep; to last
as if; as it were; as though; right then; just then; at that moment