to abate; to decrease; to diminish; to shorten
perfect; complete; flawless
to spill; to drop; to grumble; to complain; to let one's feelings show
to boost; to force up; to push up
plans; arrangement; schedule; program; programme; expectation
to be dying; to be about to die; to be close to death
apparent; obvious; very clear
ball of a finger; finger cushion; pulp of the finger; pad of the finger
ring finger; third finger; fourth finger (in piano-playing); fourth toe
pale (of complexion); green around the gills; looking unwell
whole; entirety; whatever (is the matter)
beautician; cosmetician; hairdresser; hair stylist
clothes (esp. Western clothes); counter for doses of medicine, gulps of tea, drags of a cigarette, etc.
indiscriminately; blindly; at random; indiscriminate; random; excessive
superior; first-class; excellent; (that's) just fine!; bring it on!
to put clothes on (someone); to dress; to cover; to coat; to pin (e.g. a crime on someone); to lay (blame)
fashion; trend; vogue; prevalence (of a disease); epidemic
consciousness; becoming aware (of); awareness; mano-vijnana (mental consciousness, cognizer of sensory information)
hair style; coiffure; hairdo
to dress stylishly; to joke; to play on words
cut; cutting; haircut; shuffle (cards); shuffling; scene
to get a haircut; to give a haircut; to cut hair
to be imaginable; to be conceivable
hair dye; hair coloring; hair colouring
settling or depositing (at the bottom of something); deposition; pigmentation; composure; calmness
pride; boast; credit (to)
weekend; Saturday and Sunday
winning streak; good time to make a profit
to be away from home; to be out of the house
to mishear; to hear wrongly; to misunderstand
adzuki bean-covered mochi; botamochi
occupational therapist; OT; overtime; Old Testament
or; either ... or; maybe; perhaps; some ... and others ...; sometimes ... and at other times ...
nonglutinous grain (not sticky enough to make mochi rice cakes)
(husked grains of) rice; staple (product, etc.); necessity
to mix; to stir; to blend
to steam (food, towel, etc.); to be hot and humid; to be sultry
to cook (grains, e.g. rice); to boil; to simmer; to stew