careful; scrupulous; thorough; conscientious; elaborate; deliberate
least; lowest; worst; awful; horrible; at the very least
withering; shrivelling; shrinking; atrophy; contraction
mild; calm; gentle; quiet; congenial; amicable
entry (on stage); appearance (on screen); entrance; introduction (into a market)
old friend; old acquaintance
to lull (a child) to sleep; to put a person to sleep
erratic; offbeat; wild; extraordinary
extensive knowledge; erudition
to go against; to act contrary to; to run counter to; to deviate from
trusting too much; overestimating ability
good story; heartwarming story; good prospect (e.g. marriage, business)
puppet; marionette; puppeteer; (arch.) prostitute
popular name; common name; given name
evasion; excuse; subterfuge; runaround
marriage of convenience; marriage for political reasons
security for a loan; collateral
enthusiast; fan; lover; devotee; aficionado
to make sacrifices for; to pay dearly for
(growing) quickly (esp. children, plants); (developing) quickly; fast; rapidly
operation scar; scar from an operation
showing no signs of; there being no hint of; (arch.) unthinkable
as (much) as possible; as (much) as one can; wherever practicable; if possible
to profit; to get; to have (bear, beget) a child; to have a stroke of luck
ticktock; chinking (e.g. of a hammer against rock); knocking; dry and hard; (frozen) stiff; hidebound
mechanical doll; automaton; string puppet; marionette; (fig.) person who follows orders blindly
pressing one's hands together in prayer; triangular frame of a thatched roof; yours sincerely; yours truly
show; display; pretensions; pose (in kabuki); posture
competition; rivalry; something worth doing
to assign; to allot; to allocate; to divide among; to distribute; to prorate
fresh and youthful; lively; vibrant; vivacious; juicy (e.g. fruit)
carefree; comfortable; at ease; easygoing; happy-go-lucky
notice or order handed down from above; announcement; notification; Edo-period proclamation issued by the shogunate (or a daimyo, etc.) to the concerned parties
to relax; to make oneself comfortable
keeping oneself awake; fighting off drowsiness; method for keeping oneself awake
adjusting one's makeup; renovation; remodeling; redecoration