writing brush; paintbrush; writing with a brush; drawing with a brush; writing (composing text); the written word
to paint; to plaster; to lacquer; to varnish; to spread; to smear
calamity; misfortune; disaster
look who's talking; you're one to talk; you can talk
only; just; since; after; remaining (in a particular state)
cosmetics; toilet articles
indication; denotation; designation; instructions; directions
front and rear; front and back; before and after; around; about; order; context
gap; difference; disparity; discrepancy
to dispatch (someone); to send; to make go fast (a car, horse, etc.); to drive; to move quickly (one's pen, eyes, etc.); to run (one's eyes over something)
now that; since; so long as; because
to do over again; to redo; to start over; to remake; to resume; to recommence
reversal; return; return gift; return favour (favor); barb (on a fishing hook); mixture of soy sauce, sugar and mirin
judging from; on the basis of; from the point of view of
to look (sound, behave) grown-up; to be adult-like; to mature
laugh; laughter; smile; sneer; sex aids (e.g. dildos, pornographic books, erotic woodblock prints, etc.)
sly; cunning; sneaky; crafty; unfair; dishonest
reasoning; inference; deduction; mystery or detective genre
year; age; years; past one's prime; old age
flowers budding; blooming; flowering; showing results; becoming popular; blooming
hair pin; hairclip; hairgrip; bobby pin
to bend; to curve; to turn; to be awry; to be askew
to rub; to scrub; to scrape
apron; apron (airport); apron (stage)
neck; head; dismissal; discharge
with a clink; with a flop; suddenly; all of a sudden
government management; state management
tie up; bind; sum; total amount; judo choking (strangling) techniques; last meal eaten when going restaurant hopping; completion
changing clothes; change of clothes
another time; again; over again; formally; especially; intentionally
to slouch; to stoop; to bend forward; to lean forward
frequently; repeatedly; eagerly; keenly; hard; terribly
just right (time, size, length, etc.)
continuation; succession; series
roller coaster; big dipper
valley; ravine; cleavage (breasts); slum
distinctly (standing out); clearly; in sharp relief; boldly