to pay attention to another's needs; to attend to; to fuss about; to take into consideration
anyhow; in any case; at any rate; at best; at most
unexpressed; unspoken; implied; implicit
to read and understand; to take in; to sense from external cues; to read (someone's) mind; to read (calibration, tape, etc.); to scan (bar code)
ball of a finger; finger cushion; pulp of the finger; pad of the finger
dirt; filth; stain; blot; spot
majority; more than half; most (of); mostly; largely; mainly
beauty parlour; beauty parlor; beauty salon; hairdressing salon
beautician; cosmetician; hairdresser; hair stylist
being put to shame; being outshone; being eclipsed; feeling embarrassed
bubble; foam; froth; head on beer
quickly (esp. actions); suddenly (esp. wind, rain, etc.)
centre; center; middle; capital; seat of government
to advance; to move forward; to carry forward (plans, work, etc.); to proceed with; to raise; to elevate
top and bottom; high and low; going up and down; rising and falling; going and coming back; upper and lower classes
to shift; to slide (e.g. something away from something else); to move (e.g. something out of the way); to put off; to delay; to postpone
to rub; to chafe; to strike (match); to lose (e.g. a match); to forfeit; to squander one's money (e.g. through gambling, Pachinko, etc.)
furthermore; again; after all; more and more; moreover; even more
to beat (e.g. eggs); to whip (e.g. cream); to whisk; to lather
manner of using one's hands
good feeling; feeling good
shiatsu; acupressure; form of Japanese finger-pressure therapy
another time; again; over again; formally; especially; intentionally
to finger; to touch; to make changes to; to tinker with; to dabble in; to do as a hobby
feeling; sensation; mood; sensation of doing
(hair) rinse; (hair) conditioner
sink (e.g. in a kitchen); cruising (e.g. taxi); strolling (entertainer, musician, etc.); washing area (in a Japanese-style bath); back-washing service (in a public bath); floating (something on water)
to crawl; to creep; to slither; to wriggle; to trail (of vines, flowers, etc.); to spread
Sukhavati (Amitabha's Pure Land); paradise; heaven on earth
currently nowhere to be seen; unknown where it went; disappeared into thin air
all; completely; totally; entirely; thoroughly
tension; mental strain; nervousness
to come untied; to come apart; to be softened; to be relaxed
threshold (esp. one with grooves for sliding doors); sill
with a start; with a jump
to (make something) quiver; to shake; to tremble; to vibrate
to throw; to hurl; to give up; to abandon; to cast (a glance, shadow, doubt, etc.)
pensive (or worried) look on one's face
several; a number of; quantity; amount; counting; figures; number