to keep; to preserve; to hold; to last; to endure; to keep well (food)
study; diligence; discount; reduction
quality; value; nature; inherent quality; logical quality
technique; art; skill; move
to comb (out); to card; to untangle (hair)
technology; engineering; technique; skill; art; craft
diligent study; devoting oneself to one's studies
to endeavor (endeavour); to try; to strive; to make an effort; to exert oneself; to be diligent
beauty; good figure; (beautiful) appearance; beautification; beauty treatment; beauty culture
person in charge (including a supervisory role for other staff); person responsible for ...; responsible party; supervisor; manager
pride; self-confidence; thinking highly of oneself; being proud of one's abilities or achievements
passing mark; qualifying marks (score)
skillful; skilful; delicious; appetizing; fortunate; splendid
impatient; tantalized; tantalised; irritated; chagrined; chagrinned
to finish; to end; to merely result in something less severe than expected; to feel at ease; to feel unease or guilt for troubling someone; to be sorry
huh?; eh?; what?; oh; hey!; look!
particle indicating that the speaker is trying to recall some information
important; significant; precious; valuable; careful
how much; something over; and something; however (much); no matter how
important matter; matter of great importance; serious affair; major incident; emergency
people (of a country); nation; citizen; national
after all; because; but; even; too; as well
to know; to understand; to be aware of; to consent; to agree
good-for-nothing; spineless; gutless; spiritless; feckless; pluckless
every day; daily; day after day; days (e.g. good old days)
thanks (for coming, helping, etc.); glad you could make it; tiredness; fatigue
to dance (orig. a hopping dance)
where ... is concerned; when it becomes; if it becomes
to sleep (lying down); to go to bed; to lie in bed; to lie down; to sleep (with someone, i.e. have intercourse); to lie flat (e.g. of hair); to lie idle (of funds, stock, etc.)
to work hard; to sweat; to wash off one's sweat
to take the form of (esp. in ref. to a spirit, fox, raccoon dog, etc.); to assume the shape of; to disguise oneself as; to change radically; to metamorphose; to improve unexpectedly and dramatically (esp. of an actor, artist, rikishi, etc.)
heyday; prime; one's glory; the height of one's prosperity
rejoicing; glorification; exultation; celebration; enjoyment; singing praises
a particular; a certain; that kind of; such a
(your) daughter; young woman
to recommend (someone to do); to advise; to recommend (a book, someone for a position, etc.); to suggest; to offer (a drink, cigarette, seat, etc.)
as (e.g. "do as one is told", "as we age we gain wisdom"); wherever (e.g. "wherever my fancy took me")
mumbling; chewing one's words; chewing (food); squirming; wriggling
reaching a stopping place; settling down (before the next stage); getting to a point where one can rest; one paragraph
furnished with; including; attached to; impression; appearance; luck; sociality
this time; now; next time; another time; recently; lately