to pick; to pluck; to snip; to cut; to nip
affectation; showiness; pretence
simple; artless; naive; unsophisticated
pretty; charming; lovely; adorable
neat (neatly); tidy; trim
tray; family; household; O-Bon; Bon Festival; gambler's den
tea (usu. green); tea break (at work); tea ceremony
preparation; arrangements
performance; execution; skill; dexterity; tact
in a hurry; hastily; in feverish haste
keep ...-ing; have been ...-ing; leaving (something) on; leaving (something) still in use
awkward; clumsy; stiff; crude; unrefined; constrained
I'm sorry; my apologies; excuse me; pardon me
inside; within; while (e.g. one is young); during; among; amongst; in (secret, chaos, poverty, etc.)
to get used to; to grow accustomed to; to become skilled in; to become experienced at; to become tame; to become domesticated
tension; mental strain; nervousness
cup (drinking vessel, measure, brassiere, prize, etc.)
to hand over; to surrender
action; movements; motions; bearing; behaviour; behavior
to be in time (for); to serve (suit, meet) the purpose; to be good enough; to be enough
to strike against; to collide with; to encounter; to meet; to clash
saucer; person (group, institution, etc.) to take over a position or matter; receptacle (e.g. of funds); receiver
to spill; to fall out of; to peek through; to become visible (although normally not); to escape (of a smile, tear, etc.)
eh?; what?; yes; that's correct; (arch.) strengthens a question, assertion, etc.; (arch.) hey
including; inclusive of; komi; extra points given to the white player as compensation for playing second (in go)
things like; something like; someone like; such a thing as; (the fact) that; to think that
to put in; to let in; to admit; to accept; to accept; to comply; to include
safety; security; safely; without incident; good health; inaction
very; greatly; immense; enormous; serious; grave
to save; to rescue; to help; to assist; to support (financially); to contribute (to)
to receive; to take; to get somebody to do something; to have in one's pocket (a fight, match); to contract (a disease); to catch
another time; again; over again; formally; especially; intentionally
to quit one's job; to resign
to be packed (with); to be full (space, schedule, etc.); to be blocked (road, pipe, nose, etc.); to be clogged; to shorten (width, interval, etc.); to shrink (shirt, word form, etc.); to be at a loss
to think of; to hit upon; to come into one's mind; to remember; to recall
vague; ambiguous; shady; disreputable; fuzzy
to be vague; to speak ambiguously; to be evasive; to not commit oneself
on the surface; ostensibly; superficially; apparently
to throw away; to cast away; to abandon; to desert; to give up; to resign
to use up; to exhaust; to devote oneself (to); to do one's utmost (for); to do to exhaustion; to do completely