pillow word; decorative word used prefixally in classical Japanese literature; preface; introduction
beauty; good figure; (beautiful) appearance; beautification; beauty treatment; beauty culture
to be unable to; to find difficult (unpleasant, awkward, painful) to do; to serve two or more functions or roles simultaneously; to contain (or combine) two or more features; to work in two or more jobs simultaneously (positions, etc.); to do alongside
skin; body (in the context of intimate bodily contact); surface; grain (e.g. of wood); disposition; temperament
to give birth; to bear (child); to lay (eggs); to produce; to yield; to give rise to
to put on weight; to gain weight; to grow fat; to get stout
one (esp. of two); the other; on the one hand; on the other hand; whereas; although
how much; something over; and something; however (much); no matter how
diet; losing weight by any method (e.g. exercise)
willpower; guts; determination; character; nature; disposition
place; spot; field; discipline; occasion; situation; scene (of a play, movie, etc.)
immediately; right away; on the spot
tune; tone; vein; mood; condition; state of health
to be affected; to be influenced; to be concerned with; to have to do with; to stick to (opinions)
elimination; erasure; clearing; elimination (of variables)
to address (someone) without using a suffix such as "-san" or "-chan"; to refer to (someone) without a title suffix
close; intimate; on good terms
the way one talks; one's way of speaking
unpleasant; disagreeable; displeasing; uncomfortable; unhappy
if anything; if pushed I'd say; if I had to say
the same kind; accomplice; partner
figure; body shape; build; somatotype; biotype; habitus
turmoil; chaos; confusion
really (seem, appear, etc.); truly; evidently; in that way
to compete (with each other); to contend for; to vie for; to rival
big mouth; mouth opened wide; boastful speech; tall talk; large amount; large quantity
to hurt one's feelings; to rub someone the wrong way
but then; although; though; reasonable; natural; just
itching to do something; impatient; sorely tempted; eager
in the same way as; just like
to be convinced (that); to be under the impression (that); to make up one's mind; to set one's heart on; to be obsessed (with a thought, idea, etc.); to think about obsessively
age thirty; one's thirties
meek; quiet; docile; mysterious; marvelous; marvellous
(outward) looks; features; face; countenance; expression
to place both hands on the ground (to express respect, apology or to present a request)
to change; to alter; to transform; to reform; to revise; to amend
to gasp; to pant; to breathe hard; to suffer; to struggle
inconsequential; indifferent; not worth worrying about; whatever; whichever; I don't care