ability; capacity; capability; physical strength
to say; to tell; to state; to do
disposition; inclination; characteristic; sexual disposition; fetish
especially; above all; inter alia; among others
real thing; original; actual
in truth; as it is; as you are; in practice
derailment; digression; deviation
tedious talk; impertinent talk; repetitious talk; saucy speech; pretentious statement
smooth; meticulous; painstaking; detailed
chest measurement; bust measurement
as (X, then Y); with; in accordance with; in proportion to
than; other than; except; but
book of pictures (paintings, drawings, etc.); collection of pictures
person with whom to speak; someone to talk to; companion; advisor; adviser
rakugo; traditional Japanese comic storytelling; comic story (told by a professional storyteller)
distinguished family; noted family; family status in the Imperial Court; master (of a craft); expert
publication (e.g. of an article in a newspaper); carrying (e.g. a story); running (e.g. a serial); insertion (e.g. of an advertisement); printing; posting (e.g. on the web)
library (usu. single-room); small library
arrival in Japan; coming to Japan; visit to Japan
to be sorry; to beg pardon; to be grateful; to be amazed; to be filled with awe; to be disconcerted
sign (of things to come); good omen; good sign
one's manners; one's attitude
to disclose; to divulge; to expose; to open (a grave); to dig out
with a plunge (of something sharp into something soft); with a thrust; with a stab; sullenly; sulkily; glumly
to become sulky; to become irresponsible (due to disgruntlement)
I'm not so sure; I can hardly say with any finality that ...
all over; all over the place; everywhere
(not) enough; (in)sufficiently; (un)satisfactorily
bad guy; villain; evildoer; scoundrel
showing no signs of; there being no hint of; (arch.) unthinkable
solid body; three-dimensional object; multi-storey car park
irresponsible; blithe; heedless; devil-may-care; sloppy; slipshod
to place on (something); to give (someone) a ride; to give a lift; to load (luggage); to carry; to send out (on the airwaves, etc.); to deceive
unreasonably stubborn; not knowing when to give up
Alice band; horseshoe-shaped hairband made of metal or plastic (often covered with cloth); Katyusha rocket launcher (Soviet)
to model on; to make in the shape of; to represent; to symbolise
pigment; coloring; colouring; colorant; colourant