colour; color; complexion; skin colour; look (on one's face); expression; appearance
obi; kimono sash; paper wrapper on books, CDs, etc.; band; belt; cingulum
decoration; ornament; trimmings
to put on (one's head); to wear; to be covered with (dust, snow, etc.); to pour (water, etc.) on oneself; to bear (e.g. someone's debts, faults, etc.); to take (blame); to overlap (e.g. sound or color)
role; assignment; position (of responsibility); post; part (in a play, film, etc.); role
to stand; to rise; to find oneself (e.g. in a difficult position); to depart (on a plane, train, etc.)
as many as one likes; as much as one likes; great many; plenty; almost (none); (not) much
to be crowded; to be packed; to be complex; to go into; to put into; to do intently
whenever you want; any time you like
fault; error; going poorly; being disadvantageous; un-; non-
item; something that one "just has to have"
dot; spot; mark (in an exam, etc.); grade; point (in a game); score; point (in geometry)
won't; hasn't; isn't; won't you
(not) merely; (not) simply
unreasonable; unnatural; impossible; forcible; forced; excessive (work, etc.); immoderate
to knit; to plait; to braid; to compile (anthology, dictionary, etc.); to edit
stone weight (as used on pickle-tub covers); weight (as used in balances)
to entwine; to twine around; to coordinate (with); to arrest
tool; implement; instrument; equipment
and then; in addition to that; also; even so
lightly rolling (of a small and round thing); pleasant, high-pitched sound (e.g. bell, young woman's laughter); changing frequently (e.g. conversation, plans); (occurring) in rapid succession (e.g. sumo wrestlers being defeated); roly-poly; chirp chirp (sound of insects); ribbit ribbit (sound of frogs)
smoothly; with a slipping or sliding motion
metal fittings; metal fixtures
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
counter for parts, stages, installments, etc. (of a story, series, project, campaign, etc.); counter for bullets
killing and wounding; bloodshed
to take out; to carry out; to bring out from where it belongs; to mention something; to broach a topic; to bring up (a subject)
section manager; section chief
permission; approval; authorization; to permit; to authorize
power; authority; jurisdiction
one's line of sight; one's gaze; one's eyes (looking); glance; gaze; look
after all; in the end; anyway; (cannot) possibly; (not) at all; (not) by any means
to stop up; to close up; to stand in the way; to obstruct; to occupy; to fill up
affinity; compatibility; chemistry (between people)
dull; uninteresting; insignificant; unimportant; absurd; foolish
since some time ago; for some time; for quite a while
present condition; existing state; status quo; current state