to help; to assist; to aid; to contribute to; to be a factor in
to comb upwards; to brush up (a loose strand of hair); to turn up a lamp wick
earrings (for pierced ears); ear piercing; body piercing
to be purplish; to be tinged purple
blue; azure; green; pale; gray; unripe
brightness; brilliance; brilliancy; radiance; glitter
to produce (e.g. movie, play, show, event, musical recording, etc.); to design (e.g. new commercial product, restaurant concept, etc.); to create; production; creation; design
to be frank with you; to tell you the truth; I'm going to lay my cards on the table
kind offices; services; through the good offices of; intercession; mediation
hygiene management; hygiene control; sanitation
guidance; leadership; instruction; shido (disciplinary action for a minor infringement of the rules of judo)
menu; schedule; program; (computer) menu
generally; in the main; (more or less) everything; all parts; ordinary; usual
way to use something; treatment; management (of help)
dainty; delicate (e.g. fingers); fine; sensitive; delicate (feelings, sense, etc.); subtle
estimate (of costs); budget
doing whatever one pleases
hobby; pastime; tastes; preference; liking
to talk about; to speak of; to recite; to chant; to indicate; to show
legume (esp. edible legumes or their seeds, e.g. beans, peas, pulses); bean; soya bean (Glycine max); soybean; female genitalia (esp. the clitoris); kidney; small
noisy; loud; annoying; troublesome; fussy; finicky
related to; in relation to; as far as ... is concerned
tone (of voice); manner of talking
clear; plain; distinct; obvious; evident; articulate
cheerful; lively; lighthearted
word of mouth; comments written online (about a product, service, etc.); online reviews
to spread; to be propagated
to make sound (of an animal); to call; to cry; to make a meld call (e.g. pung, kong)
all you want; as much as one wants
competition; rivalry; something worth doing
to make use of aizuchi; to back-channel; to throw in interjections to show that one is paying attention
to slurp; to sip (loudly); to sniffle; to sniff
unity; consolidation; uniformity; unification; compatible
difference; distinction; discrepancy; mistake; error
almost every day; almost daily
brand; make; description; trading name of stocks and securities
detailed; full; minute; knowing very well; knowledgeable (about); well-acquainted (with)
breaking off; snapping off
to break off; to come to an end; to be interrupted; to be cut short; to pause
to talk; to chat; to chatter
(eating up) quickly; in no time; quickly (sticking out one's tongue); licking; licking up; (peeling off) in one go