the most; the best; peerless; the greatest; first-rate
before long; soon; almost; nearly; finally; in the end
sympathy; compassion; pity
difficult to ...; hard to ...
salty; calculating; stingy; scowling; grimacing; hoarse
period of time (usu. a period of approx. two hours corresponding to one of the signs of the Chinese zodiac); carving; engraving; victory; strictness; cruelty
indiscriminately; blindly; at random; indiscriminate; random; excessive
to drift; to float; to waft (e.g. a scent); to hang in the air; to be in the air (e.g. a feeling or mood); to wander; to walk around aimlessly
(in) the middle of; (in) the midst of; (in) the course of; (at) the height of
imbalance; disproportion; disparity; mismatch; asymmetry
ding (of a bell); bing; honk (i.e. sound of blowing one's nose); snort; heating in a microwave; cooking in a microwave
to cool (from room temperature); to chill; to calm down; to cool off; to be frightened (at); to be scared (of)
to bedaub (with paint); to besmear; to paint heavily; to spread thickly
coating (esp. lacquering)
dorayaki; dessert sandwich of two small sweet pancakes and red bean paste
to be discouraged; to shrink from
smiling; beaming; radiant; bright; cheerful
crumbling; collapse; ruin; has-been; wannabe
muscle; tendon; vein; artery; fiber; fibre; line
impertinent; saucy; cheeky; impudent; audacious; cocky
falling lightly (e.g. snow, petals, confetti); fluttering; flickering; twinkling; appearing and disappearing; catching glimpses
to cut up; to cut and discard; to eliminate systematically (in fault-finding); to isolate
all members; all hands; everyone; everybody; whole crew
to put on airs; to assume importance
action; movements; motions; bearing; behaviour; behavior
to set up (a house, store, etc.); to build; to have at the ready (e.g. a gun); to hold in preparation (e.g. a camera); to adopt a posture; to assume a stance; to put on an air
extremely; terrifically; super
raw; uncooked; natural; as it is; unprotected (sex); live (i.e. not recorded); inexperienced
childish; child-like; immature; infantile
to hold a grudge; to hold something against somebody
laugh; laughter; smile; sneer; sex aids (e.g. dildos, pornographic books, erotic woodblock prints, etc.)
to vomit; to throw up; to emit; to send forth; to give (an opinion); to make (a comment)
eldest daughter; first-born daughter
oneself; oneself; for oneself; personally
(religious) faith; belief; creed