elegant; graceful; refined; leisurely; comfortable; easy
to drink; to gulp; to smoke (tobacco); to engulf; to overwhelm; to keep down; to suppress
person; character; one's character; one's personality; able person; talented person
to have one's eye caught on something; to have one's attention drawn to something
beginning; outset; first; onset
to weigh on one's mind; to bother one; to be interested (in); to be curious (about); to feel like (doing); to feel inclined to
to approach; to draw near; to get close; to get acquainted with; to get closer to; to get to know
as (X, then Y); with; in accordance with; in proportion to
seat; location (of a gathering, etc.); place; position; post
to sit; to squat; to assume (a position); to hold steady; to hold still
to compromise; to meet halfway; to step up to; to walk up to; to approach
what's the matter?; what's wrong?; what happened (to) ...?; what have you done (with) ...?; where is ...?
natural; right; proper; naturally; as a matter of course; rightly
circle; entirety; whole; money; dough; enclosure inside a castle's walls; soft-shelled turtle
above; up; top; summit; surface; before; previous
this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence
to peek (through a keyhole, gap, etc.); to look down into (a ravine, etc.); to peek into (a shop, bookstore, etc.); to sneak a look at; to take a quick look at; to peep (through a telescope, microscope, etc.); to stick out (a scarf from a collar, etc.)
box; case; car (of a train, etc.); shamisen case; shamisen; public building; community building
costumed mascot character (oft. devised for PR purposes by local governments, government departments, etc.)
-ish; -like; resembling; appearing to be; seeming to be
picture; drawing; painting; image (TV, film, etc.); picture; footage
to draw; to paint; to depict; to describe; to picture in one's mind; to imagine
confections; sweets; candy; cake
north-east; Tōhoku (northernmost six prefectures of Honshu); Tohoku
circumference; outskirts; environs; (computer) peripheral
baked sweet goods (e.g. Danish pastry, melon bread); sweet pastry; sweet bread
soft; tender; gentle; mild; informal; light
food; foodstuff; eating; appetite; meal; portion
bread; (sweet) pastry; staff of life; one's bread
to get on (train, plane, bus, ship, etc.); to get in; to get on (e.g. a footstool); to step on; to reach; to go over; to follow
repetitious; long-winded; heavy (taste); (overly) rich; gaudy (colour, design, etc.); loud