pupil (of the eye); one's eyes
to border; to fringe; to hem; to edge
mouth; lips; shape of the mouth; near an entrance; vicinity of an entrance
when it comes to; concerning (an area of expertise)
writing brush; paintbrush; writing with a brush; drawing with a brush; writing (composing text); the written word
polite; courteous; civil; careful; close; thorough
to write; to compose; to pen; to draw; to paint
(I) will; (I) shall; let's; (I) wonder (if); might it be (that)
tattoo (esp. a traditional Japanese one); tattooing
not only ... (but also); not just; as well as
memory; sense; experience
memory; recollection; remembrance; memory; storage
shape; form; appearance; style; state; situation
to change (one's clothes)
once; for a short time; briefly; (arch.) one morning
hand-me-down; food offering to the gods; leftovers; trip from Kyoto to the provinces
I; me; personal (affairs, etc.); private; selfishness; partiality
leaving (a decision, job, etc.) to someone else; entrusting; leaving the choice of a meal to the chef; omakase
to come along; to come around; to turn up; to arrive at the present; to get where one is; to have been doing something (for a period of time)
suddenly; unexpectedly; by chance; accidentally; lightly; nimbly
as if; as though; (not) at all; (not) in the slightest; really; completely
by all rights; properly speaking; legally speaking
first (of all); firstly; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
these days; nowadays; now; at present; recently; lately
finally; at last; barely; narrowly; gradually; little by little
to meet (by chance); to come across; to meet (e.g. of rivers, highways, etc.); to emerge and engage (an enemy)
human being; human; person; character (of a person)
to be consistent; to be coherent
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
nothing but; except; no more than
to shrink; to contract; to diminish (in size)
origin; source; basis; base; cause; (raw) material; ingredient
one Nth part (e.g. one fifth, one tenth); one out of N
to hold in one's arms (e.g. a baby); to embrace; to hug; to have (a thought or feeling); to hold; to harbour (suspicion, doubt, etc.)
to carry; to transport; to come; to go; to use (a brush, chopsticks, etc.); to move
quickly (esp. actions); suddenly (esp. wind, rain, etc.)
to yield; to give way to; to make way for
people; men and women; each person; everybody