materials; ingredients; material (for a novel, experiment, etc.); subject matter; grounds (for a decision, judgement, etc.); basis
to draw (conclusion); to deduce; to derive
extraordinary; preposterous; outrageous; absurd
to stand up straight; to stand on end (e.g. of hair); to have the creeps
amateur; layman; respectable woman (i.e. not a prostitute, hostess, geisha); (arch.) unlicensed prostitute
indeed; really; truly; very much
honorific; term of respect; polite expression; honorific language
feelings; thoughts; meaning
to use as an intermediary; to mediate; to assist; to worry; to mind; to care
to drag along; to pull; to force someone along; to prolong; to drag out; to influence strongly
frantic; frenetic; inevitable death; brinkmate (inevitable checkmate)
companion; partner; other party; addressee; opponent (sports, etc.)
to build up; to establish; to form; to become (a state); to accomplish; to achieve; to change into
reaching; attaining; arrival
strange; weird; wonder; mystery; cleverness; adroitness
prattle; broken language; halting language; baby talk; imperfect speech; smattering
kasaya; monk's stole; wearing an article of clothing in the same manner as a kasaya (i.e. draped over one shoulder)
narrow; thin (sized); slender
in appearance; to look at; judging from appearances
the teens (10-19); teenage; the tenth generation
bed hair; hair disarranged during sleep; habit of moving around in one's sleep; sleeping habit
to be conspicuous; to stand out
increasing; uploading; posting (e.g. content); close-up; finishing shooting (of a film, etc.); upswept hairstyle; being up (i.e. leading in sports)
to collect; to put (it all) together; to summarize; to aggregate; to bring to a conclusion; to finalize
rough; crude; sloppy; miscellaneous
to wear (formal clothing) in a casual fashion
suit (clothing); suit (playing cards)
eyes; expression of the eyes; area around the eyes; skin round one's eyes
to colour; to color; to apply make-up; to decorate; to garnish
stern; grim; rough; rugged; forbidding; overbearing
suspicious-looking; shady; questionable; dubious; fishy
to change; to alter; to transform; to reform; to revise; to amend
suspicious; dubious; doubtful; unsure; untrustworthy; unreliable; strange
to handle well; to handle deftly; to deal with; to manage; to prepare (meat or fish) for cooking; to dress (meat, etc.)
to summon; to call (e.g. phone); to convene; to invoke (e.g. subroutine); to call; to open (e.g. a file)
to be caught; to be arrested; to hold on to; to grasp; to find (e.g. proof); to get (e.g. a taxi)
direction; orientation; bearing; course (e.g. of action)
rest; recess; vacation; holiday; dormancy (of a silkworm prior to moulting)
telephone call; phone call; telephone (device); phone
golden child; promising young talent; (lit.) gold egg; golden egg; gold mine; cash cow
to take a long hard look at; to look (someone) full in the face
to pile up; to stack; to load (car, ship, etc.); to pack; to acquire; to accumulate
inside the breast of one's clothing (esp. kimono); bosom; space between one's chest and outstretched arms; (one's) reach; heart (e.g. of a mountain); bosom (e.g. of nature)