to benefit; to profit; to gain; to reap rewards
to make (tea, coffee, etc.); to brew a beverage (with hot water)
hug; carrying in one's arms (a baby, pet, doll, etc.)
rubbing cheeks together (as a display of affection); pressing cheeks together
to change; to alter; to reform; to correct; to examine; to check
to turn yellow; to become tinged with yellow; to yellow (with age)
large notebook (usu. used for taking lecture notes)
learning; acquisition (of a skill, knowledge, etc.)
dictionary; lexicon; (arch.) letter of resignation
English-Japanese dictionary
highly priced; expensive; valuable; costly
capital (esp. Kyoto, Japan's former capital); seat of government; capital (of music, fashion, etc.); city (e.g. of light); location of the Imperial Palace
hair; fur; wool; down; plumage
translation; deciphering; decoding; translation
literal translation; direct translation
to smell; to smell of; to have a smell
walking; pace; step; course (of history, one's life, etc.); history; pitch (of a screw, etc.)
naked; nude; unvarnished (e.g. truth); plain (e.g. fact); frank
self control; self restraint
late-growing rice; late-ripening crops; late-blooming flowers; late developer (e.g. child who reaches puberty late); late bloomer
to be opposite; to face each other
treatment (esp. hair treatment)
loafing; indolent; lazy; hey
one tuft (of hair, threads, etc.); one bunch (of grapes, bananas, etc.); one cluster (e.g. of flowers); one segment (of a tangerine, etc.); one section
tip of nose; before one's eyes; under one's nose; tip (of something)
maintaining a reasonable distance; neutral position; indecision
twelfth day of the month; twelve days
timewise; temporal; chronal
to be harmful to; to hinder; to interfere with; to irritate
just because; even if; even though
lively; active; vigorous; animated; brisk
creator (of a work); author; writer; artist; composer; playwright
often; again and again; over and over again; repeatedly; frequently
entry (on stage); appearance (on screen); entrance; introduction (into a market)
equal; equivalent; equals sign; equality sign; equals (as in "A equals B")
going on and on (about inconsequential things); talking nonsense; idling away the time; dawdling