playing to the gallery; showing off; pretence; surface preparation (for painting, etc.); scraping a surface clean
even at the best of times; already; (even) under normal circumstances; in addition to; as it is
apt to (do); liable to; predominantly; mostly; ... reaps the rewards; ... takes the prize
young girl; lass; adolescent female
dignity; majesty; solemnity; gravity
will; probably; may; I think; surely; I hope
miserable; pitiable; shameful; deplorable; pathetic
dark; dull; unsatisfactory; dissatisfying; unattractive; unappealing
reason; logic; sense; truth; right
gesture; movement; action; acting; performance
very young; little; childish; immature
figure; form; appearance; dress; state; condition
suitable; appropriate; becoming; fitting
contents; interior; substance; content; (sword) blade
fierce look; frightening look; tough look; aggressive attitude; coercive attitude; taking a hard line
skin; body (in the context of intimate bodily contact); surface; grain (e.g. of wood); disposition; temperament
on the occasion of; at the time of
good feeling; feeling good
it is to be regretted that ...; it is a pity that ...; it is unfortunately that ...
comfort; ease; easy; simple; (economically) comfortable; raku pottery
furthermore; again; after all; more and more; moreover; even more
wonderful; splendid; magnificent
of course; certainly; naturally
dull; uninteresting; insignificant; unimportant; absurd; foolish
facial expression; countenance; look; appearance; expression (vocal, etc.)
pout; displeasure; ill humor; ill humour; sullenness
appearing that; seeming that; looking like; having the appearance of
lovely; cute; charming; sweet
little girl; maiden; young lady; (arch.) female between 17 and 20 years old (ritsuryo period)
to feel (as if); to have a feeling (that); to have a hunch (that); to feel like doing; to want to do
again; once more; a second time
to perceive; to understand
while; even though; despite
doubtful; questionable; uncertain; disputable; suspicious
to stare at; to gaze at; to look hard at; to watch intently; to fix one's eyes on
suddenly; casually; accidentally; incidentally; unexpectedly; unintentionally
on the way; en route; in the middle of; midway; halfway
to grow senile; to be childish with age; to be mentally slow; to be befuddled; to play stupid; to say something stupid (oft. on purpose; esp. as part of a comedic routine)
suitable; appropriate; befitting; conjoining; association; samprayukta
(for something) to have occurred; to have done (something); (for something) to happen on occasion
long (distance, length); long (time); protracted; prolonged