anxiety; uneasiness; worry; apprehension; fear; insecurity
to deceive; to falsify; to dodge; to beg the question (issue, difficulties); to varnish over; to gloss over
hard; solid; stiff; tight; strong; firm (not viscous or easily moved); safe
to connect; to link together; to pull together; to close tightly; to purse (e.g. lips)
preparation; arrangements; provision; getting ready; laying out (e.g. a meal)
light blue; pale blue; aqua
plentiful; abundant; ample; lavish
to treat; to handle; to deal with; to arrange; to decorate; to dress
feminine; womanly; female
expression; presentation; representation; notation
sweet (e.g. young girls, flowers blooming); touchingly lovely; cute; pitiful; pitiable
somewhere; anywhere; in some respects
to suit; to match; to become; to be like
one's heart; one's mind; one's intentions
to be aware of; to know; to notice; to feel; to understand; to comprehend; to remember
inside; within; while (e.g. one is young); during; among; amongst; in (secret, chaos, poverty, etc.)
perfect; complete; flawless
seeming; giving the appearance of; giving one the feeling of
minute adjustment; fine tuning
now that you mention it; come to think of it; that reminds me; on that subject; speaking of which
honorific/polite/humble prefix; honorific suffix
indicates supposition; if ... then; when; (typically after someone's name) indicates exasperation
study; library; den; home office; reading room
husband; master (of a house, shop, etc.)
to say; to speak; to tell; to talk
to be (animate); to be; to be ..ing; to (have the audacity to) do
father (esp. used in samurai families prior to the Meiji period)
yes; that is correct; understood; I see; present; here; pardon?
any; anything; whatever; I am told; I hear; I understand
story; tale; talk; discussion
and the like; such as; or something; something like; I hear that ...; people say that...
verbal message; word (from someone)
to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)
to leave behind; to put off; to postpone
to cover a surface; to spread all over; to blanket; to lay
long (distance, length); long (time); protracted; prolonged
corridor; hallway; passageway