votive picture (originally of horse)
to decorate; to ornament; to display; to exhibit; to mark (e.g. the day with a victory); to adorn (e.g. the front page)
to come together; to merge; to fit; to match; to be profitable; to be equitable
front shrine; hall of worship
to watch steadily; to stare
visit to a shrine or temple; paying homage at a shrine or temple
side; flank; profile; aspect; dimension
love; affection; attachment; craving; agape; Ireland
letter (of alphabet); character; writing
to carve; to engrave; to sculpt; to tattoo
straight ball (pitch); direct (e.g. question); blunt
request; favour (to ask); wish; please
the person in question; prominent figure; distinguished person; that person
awkward; clumsy; stiff; crude; unrefined; constrained
to return to normal; to revert to the starting point; to go back to how it was
completion; conclusion; perfect (tense, form, aspect)
discussion; talk; tête-à-tête; conference
extent; scope; sphere; range; span
thicket; coppice; brushwood
to hide; to be hidden; to conceal oneself; to disappear
familiar; well-known; regular (e.g. customer); old stand-by
to strain; to stretch; to string up; to cover over (e.g. with tiles, ice, etc.)
to perform; to do; to conduct oneself; to carry out
concise; brief; succinct; compact (style)
be considered; be deemed; be thought to be
glasses; eyeglasses; spectacles; judgment; judgement; discrimination
to attach; to join; to furnish (a house with); to wear; to put on; to keep a diary; to make an entry
recognition; awareness; perception; understanding; knowledge; cognition
present condition; existing state; status quo; current state
to burst into bud; to sprout; to have a crush; to be infatuated
sprouting; budding; crush (esp. on an imaginary character in manga, etc.); fascination; infatuation
paying one's own expenses; going into business for oneself; working independently; person who earns their own living
tightly (hold, squeeze, etc.); firmly; forcefully (e.g. push); hard
to make a fist; to clench one's fist
to take; to carry (something) away; to bear
astonishing; amazing; surprising; wonderful
to melt; to thaw; to fuse; to dissolve
lower back; waist; hips; body (of hair, noodle, paper, etc.); resilience; spring
(one's) skin colour; skin color; skin tone; flesh colour (of a Japanese person); flesh color; pale orange
exposed; scanty; bare; public; open
deed (esp. negative); act; action; one's doing
unveiling; debut; introduction
leaving a decision to someone else (often of a meal to be selected by the chef); omakase
to be in a hurry; to be impatient; to be anxious (to do); to get a fright; to panic; to get flustered