slender build; slender figure; leptosome; waifish; leptosomaic; leptosomatic
character (esp. kanji); letter; handwriting; penmanship; the ... word (e.g. "the L word" = "love")
impertinent; saucy; cheeky; impudent; audacious; cocky
smoothly; swimmingly; forthrightly; without hesitation
calling repeatedly (e.g. someone's name); pronouncing successively (usu. repeating a syllable with voicing, as in "tsuzuku")
to wrinkle; to crinkle; to shrivel
inquisitively; pryingly; nosily; thoroughly; persistently; through-and-through
inadvertently; for no special reason; truthfully; unexpectedly; after realizing; without knowing
nonchalant; unconcerned; in a casual manner
to be distracted from feelings of depression, boredom, tension, etc.
about; concerning; related to; -ish
course (e.g. of lectures); academic university unit (professor, lecturers, etc.)
office work; clerical work; administration; business; affairs
brown envelope; manila envelope
oops; that's enough (when pouring up alcohol, etc.)
beanbag; beanbag juggling game; bobbling the ball
to be detained; to take time
two characters; two letters; (arch.) garlic chives (Allium tuberosum); (arch.) Chinese chives
still more; even more; much more; increased; greater
to beat fast (of a heart); to hammer
coordinate; co-ordinate; matching (e.g. clothes, accessories, furniture, colours); coordinated outfit (clothes and accessories); ensemble; coordinates (items of clothing, furniture, etc. designed to be used together)
making (a new suit, dress, etc.); having (something) made; buying new; new tune; new melody; new composition
to make good use of; to use to one's advantage
to be noticeable; to notice; to catch one's eye
many; numerous; various; large number of
to be in disorder; to lie scattered around
scrubbing hard; scrubbing clean
indicates means of action; cause of effect; by
to lie down; to retire; to go to bed (with an illness)
to be contrary; to run counter (to); to conflict (with); to disagree (with)
to join; to be put together; to combine; to unite; to fit; to close (e.g. of a wound)
affectation; showiness; pretence
risky; dangerous; suggestive; bordering on the obscene; (arch.) extreme; (arch.) harsh
noshi; long thin strip of dried abalone in folded patterned paper, attached to a gift
exactly the same; exactly as is; without any change
to congratulate; to celebrate
banzai; hurray; something to cheer about; something worthy of celebration; giving up; throwing one's hands up