slightly (of an action); (looking) small and quiet
to all appearances; no matter how you look at it
to disappear; to vanish; (arch.) to die
high-rise (building); multistory; multistoried; high (altitude); upper (atmosphere, air current, etc.)
cooking (esp. Japanese style); cuisine; (Japanese) restaurant
in tufts; tufty; bushy; thick; luxuriant
awkward; clumsy; stiff; crude; unrefined; constrained
to be temperate in; to refrain; to make notes; to jot down (e.g. phone number); to be in preparation for; to be in waiting for
one's field of expertise; one's strong area
simple; plain; modest; frugal; reserved
growth; breeding; growing up (in, as); upbringing
grand; luxurious; lavish; great; large; big (e.g. storm)
to overwhelm (e.g. an opponent); to overpower; to overwhelm (someone with emotion); to move; to intimidate; to frighten
total energy; all efforts
common people; ordinary people; masses
recipe; prescription (medical); how-to guide (e.g. crafts)
image (on a screen); picture (e.g. on a TV); video; film; reflection; image (in one's mind)
to project; to show; to portray; to depict; to describe
homemade bento containing food decorated to look like cute characters (from anime, etc.)
materials; ingredients; material (for a novel, experiment, etc.); subject matter; grounds (for a decision, judgement, etc.); basis
vivid; bright; brilliant; skillful; skilful; adept
poisonous; venomous; hateful; detestable; gaudy; garish
precise; exact; detailed; accurate; minute; close
real; realistic; serious; non-joking; realtime blog; real world (cf. online games or social networking services)
to protrude; to stick out; to be forced out; to be pushed out; to go over (e.g. a budget); to go beyond
knack; skill; bone; skeleton; cremated remains (esp. the bones); ashes
failure; mistake; blunder
ehehe (embarrassed laugh); ahaha
unmarried woman; Miss; -ess; -ette
to fall behind; to lag behind; to lose (race, contest)
pin (e.g. hairpin, bowling pin, golf pin, etc.); one (on dice, in cards, etc.); beginning; best; kickback
spirit; heart; disposition
kitchen knife; carving knife; (arch.) cooking; (arch.) food
to pick up; to adopt (e.g. a proposal); to accept; to take away; to confiscate; to deliver (a baby)
dressing in kimono without hakama (for a man); dressing casually
to become familiar with; to fit in; to adapt oneself; to get used to; to grow accustomed to