temporary; transient; trifling; slight; negligent
no more than; just; only; mere; goes no further than
superficial; apparent; seeming; surface; cosmetic
to take (a photo); to record (video, audio, etc.); to make (a film)
complete; whole; perfect; safe
-less; lacking; non-existing
depiction; description; portrayal
reckless; daredevil; frantic; foolhardy
to burn; to burn with (emotion, feeling); to be fired up
to shoot (at); to attack; to defeat; to destroy
to give oneself to (esp. of a woman to a man); to surrender oneself to
to taste; to savor; to appreciate; to enjoy; to experience; to go through
(a) study (e.g. in music, art, sculpture, etc.); etude; practice piece
unpleasant feelings (e.g. hatred, disgust, revulsion, fear)
poor piece of work; rubbish; trash
affliction; hardship; difficulty; suffering; trouble
to take a veneer off something
daruma; tumbling doll; Bodhidharma; prostitute
ruffled (hair, brush bristles, etc.); unkempt; dishevelled; idling away time; dawdling; dilly-dallying
to scratch; to perspire; to shovel; to paddle
self-proclaimed; self-professed; professing oneself to be; calling oneself; first person
tone (of voice); manner of talking
to get to know each other; to make acquaintance
pink; erotic (usually used in relation to the sex industry); blue; pornographic
Gothic Lolita (type of fashion style)
(face) mask; (facial) features; looks; mask (e.g. for circuit etching)
bizarre; strange; eccentric; odd; queer
winding; meandering; wriggling; wiggling; waving; swaying
front-facing; forward-looking; positive; constructive
to blur; to shade off; to gradate; to obscure; to make ambiguous
trouble; troubles; worry; distress; sorrows; anguish
defenseless; defenceless; unprotected; vulnerable
wife; (arch.) my dear; (arch.) dear; garnish (esp. one served with sashimi); embellishment
to lose (through death) (e.g. wife, child)
quite indifferent; looking blank; looking as though one has nothing at all to do with what is going on
to strain; to stretch; to string up; to cover over (e.g. with tiles, ice, etc.)
every person; each one; everybody
long-established; old-established; traditional
distinguished family; noted family; family status in the Imperial Court; master (of a craft); expert
heir; inheritor; successor
pleasant; agreeable; comfortable; refreshing
secrecy; confidentiality; privacy; one's circumstances (esp. fiscal)
large number (of); many; majority