to incline; to lean; to devote oneself to; to concentrate on; to ruin; to squander
as a matter of fact; by the way; to tell you the truth; to be honest; frankly
when it becomes; when it comes to
haiku; 17-mora poem, usu. in 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 morae
to say; to utter; to declare; to name; to call
to recollect; to remember; to reminisce; to imagine; to guess; to infer
unbroken; uninterrupted; on and on; continuous
small; fine; minute; minor; trivial; sensitive
to pinch; to hold (between one's fingers); to pick up and eat; to snack on; to pick out (the main point); to summarize
discourtesy; impoliteness; excuse me; goodbye; to leave; to be rude
stain; spot; smudge; spot (on one's skin, e.g. chloasma, liver spot); blemish; discoloration
to be fragrant; to smell (good); to stink; to smell (bad); to glow; to be bright
lovely; wonderful; nice; great; fantastic; superb
cute; adorable; dear; precious; innocent; childlike
substitute for a proper greeting (e.g. gift)
to let out; to utter; to issue; to send; to leave; to depart
(what) the heck; (why) in the world; one object; one body; one form; one style
to visit; to call on; to pay a visit to
early morning; early hours; early in the morning
action; conduct; behaviour; behavior; mobilization; mobilisation
crevice; crack; spare moment; interval; chink (in one's armor, armour); unpreparedness
to be crowded; to be packed; to be complex; to go into; to put into; to do intently
to lead; to take the initiative; to take precedence (e.g. sadness taking precedence over anger); to be most essential
(appearance while) in pajamas (pyjamas)
string; cord; man who is financially dependent on a woman; gigolo; restrictions; conditions
shoe; shoes; boots; footwear; footgear
to take more time than expected; to take a long time; to be delayed
ticket barrier; ticket gate; wicket
knitting wool; woolen yarn; woollen yarn
to knit; to plait; to braid; to compile (anthology, dictionary, etc.); to edit
to tag along; to follow; to tail; to leave tracks; to leave footprints
to become thin; to lose weight; to reduce (one's) weight; to be barren; to be infertile; to be sterile
of course; certainly; naturally