at once; immediately; without delay; promptly
wearing one's hair in braids
(a) step; one step; level; stage; small degree; small amount
confections; sweets; candy; cake
right; right-hand side; afore-mentioned (esp. in vertical Japanese writing); foregoing; forgoing
to swell (out); to expand; to be inflated; to get cross; to get sulky; to pout
to become thin; to lose weight; to reduce (one's) weight; to be barren; to be infertile; to be sterile
academic year; school year; year in school; grade in school
from the beginning; without hesitation; flatly (e.g. refusing); entirely; completely
shivering (with cold); trembling (with fear); shuddering
completely unknown (usu. of people); unfamiliar; complete (stranger)
unpleasant feelings (e.g. hatred, disgust, revulsion, fear)
still more; to say nothing of; not to mention; still less
above anything else; above all; more than anything; best; greatest; excellent
important; significant; precious; valuable; careful
will; probably; may; I think; surely; I hope
insensitive; inconsiderate; callous; thick-skinned
rudeness; impoliteness; discourtesy; insolence
to release; to let go; to free; to add (pieces of eggplant, potato, etc.) to water, broth, etc.
unsatisfying; disappointing; abrupt; not enough; too quick; too short
to stagger; to stumble; to totter; to misconduct oneself; to have a love affair; to waver
to turn over; to turn pages of a book; to tear off; to strip off; to tear up
bloomers; (girls') gym shorts
thigh; buttocks; arse; ass
black; black go stone; guilt; guilty person
colouring; coloring; shade (of colour); flavour; nuance; feel
bare (naked) body; complexion (e.g. face)
to glitter; to glisten; to sparkle; to twinkle; to glare; to gleam
yikes!; eek!; ook; eek; customer
to scream; to whine; to grumble; to complain
falling on one's backside (behind, bottom); pratfall; mochi used to celebrate a child's first birthday; mochi tied to a baby's back if he starts walking before his first birthday in order to cause him to fall on his backside
to burst into tears; to burst out crying; to begin to cry; to be moved to tears
to stroke; to caress; to brush gently; to comb (hair); to smooth down
sure; certain; reliable; trustworthy; If I'm not mistaken; If I remember correctly
confirmation; verification; validation; review; check; affirmation
to put in order; to arrange; to get ready; to prepare; to work out (e.g. business deal); to arrange (e.g. marriage)
complexion; one's colour; one's color; countenance; expression; one's face
small build; small stature; petite; small pattern
glasses; eyeglasses; spectacles; judgment; judgement; discrimination
to close one's eyes partly; to squint; to smile with one's whole face; to look fondly at
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
as soon as...; just after...; immediately after...; hurriedly; in haste; quickly