soft (and fluffy) (e.g. bed, bread, baked potato); (arch.) absent-mindedly
futon; Japanese bedding consisting of a mattress and a duvet; round cushion used for Zen meditation (traditionally made of woven bulrush leaves)
everyone; anyone; no one; nobody
to raise; to elevate; to do up (one's hair); to fly (a kite, etc.); to launch (fireworks, etc.); to land (a boat); to deep-fry
waste (of money, time, etc.); squandering; frittering away
to wear (in modern Japanese, from the shoulders down); to put on; to bear (guilt, etc.)
preparation; arrangements
to hit a nerve; to go for the throat; to touch a sore spot
unpleasant; awkward; embarrassing; uneasy
to look away; to avert one's eyes
to put in; to let in; to admit; to accept; to accept; to comply; to include
why?; what for?; how?; by what means?
to vanish gradually (e.g. of a voice); to trail off; to die away; to feel one's soul leaving one's body (from embarrassment, grief, etc.); to feel faint; to feel numb
answer; reply; response; answer; solution; result
at last; finally; barely; narrowly; just
side table; bedside table
poor (at); weak (in); not very good (at); not one's cup of tea; not one's favorite
(the) whole; as a whole; in general; at large
domination; rule; direction; management; control (e.g. over one's emotions); determining (e.g. one's fate)
first floor; ground floor; one floor; one storey; one rank
stairs; stairway; staircase
on the way; en route; in the middle of; midway; halfway
bizarre; strange; eccentric; odd; queer
odour; odor; scent; aura; whiff; smacks of ...
to assail the nostrils (smell); to go nose-to-nose (with someone)
small build; small stature; petite; small pattern
one person; being alone; being by oneself; being single; being unmarried; by oneself
cooking; cookery; cuisine; dealing with something; handling; administration
(in) the middle of; (in) the midst of; (in) the course of; (at) the height of
simple; plain; uncomplicated; straightforward; simple-minded; naive
primary school; elementary school; grade school
upper grades of primary school (sixth, fifth, and sometimes fourth grades)
curl; curly hair; ringlet
to do up (hair); to dress; to arrange; to tie; to bind; to fasten
pink; erotic (usually used in relation to the sex industry); blue; pornographic
apron; apron (airport); apron (stage)
to attach; to join; to furnish (a house with); to wear; to put on; to keep a diary; to make an entry
very; awfully; exceedingly; (not) at all; by no means; simply (cannot)