small; fine; minute; minor; trivial; sensitive
porcelain (esp. soft-paste porcelain); china; chinaware; earthenware; pottery; ceramics
light; faint; pale; fleeting
pink; erotic (usually used in relation to the sex industry); blue; pornographic
given that ... it is only natural that ...; ... being the case, it is unavoidable that ...; (precisely) because ...; contrary to expectations ...
magic; conjuring; sleight of hand; legerdemain
to match (rhythm, speed, etc.); to join together; to unite; to face; to be opposite (someone); to compare; to check with
with a slap; with a pop; without batting an eyelid; generously; cutesy suffix applied to names
to take measures (in face of events being anticipated); to come to an agreement (in bargaining, etc.); to strike a bargain; to clap one's hands together
to get mended; to be repaired; to return to normal; to recover (e.g. one's temper); to be corrected; to get put right; to come right
to lose composure; to be upset; to be flurried; to lose one's head (through shock)
shrewd; astute; cunning; alert
accent (on a syllable, word); stress; intonation; inflection; (language) accent (e.g. American, British); accent (e.g. in a design)
laughing foolishly; cackling
free (of charge); gratuitous
preparation; arrangements; provision; getting ready; laying out (e.g. a meal)
surplus; margin; leeway; composure; placidity; complacency
to behave like a spoiled child; to fawn on; to take advantage of; to presume upon (e.g. another's benevolence); to depend on
to coil about; to follow about; to surround; to cling to
minute (unit of time); fun (one tenth of a monme, 5.787 grains)
to pass through; to pass by; to pass (of time); to elapse; to have expired; to have ended; to exceed
from now; from the present moment; from this time forward; henceforth
sphere; counter for balls
dressing room; green room; backstage; behind the scenes; the inside; inside affairs
to say something is all right; to give the all-clear (e.g. to do something)
receiving; reception; eating; drinking; please; please do for me
I wonder; do you think?; I might; some kind; some stage; somehow
to come true (of a wish, prayer, etc.); to be realized; to suit (e.g. a purpose); to meet (wishes, ideals, etc.); to match (implies competition); to rival
telling others; revealing to others; letting out a secret
useless; futile; unnecessary; needless; not on business; unrelated
even at the best of times; already; (even) under normal circumstances; in addition to; as it is
to be jealous of; to envy; to begrudge
to harm; to cause harm to