soft; tender; gentle; mild; informal; light
light blue; pale blue; aqua
to use (a thing, method, etc.); to make use of; to use (a person, animal, puppet, etc.); to employ; to use (time, money, etc.); to spend
showy; brilliant; gorgeous; florid; gay
showy; loud; gay; flashy; gaudy
this way; this direction; here; this (one); I; me
to obey respectfully; to humble oneself; to sit straight (upright, respectfully, attentively)
preparation; arrangements; provision; getting ready; laying out (e.g. a meal)
ago; since; before; previous
to wear (in modern Japanese, from the shoulders down); to put on; to bear (guilt, etc.)
everyday clothes; ordinary clothes; casual wear; informal dress
rough; casual (clothing); rough (of a golf course); rough sketch; rough draft
to take off (clothes, shoes, etc.); to undress
to screw up; to put the screws on (a person); to constrict (someone, something)
originally; by nature; from the start
slender build; slender figure; leptosome; waifish; leptosomaic; leptosomatic
(one) matter; (one) item; (one) case
furthermore; again; after all; more and more; moreover; even more
to become thin; to lose weight; to reduce (one's) weight; to be barren; to be infertile; to be sterile
thin; slender; fine; unlucky
lower back; waist; hips; body (of hair, noodle, paper, etc.); resilience; spring
unnecessary; not needed; not necessary
to tie; to fasten; to wear (necktie, belt); to put on; to total; to sum; to be strict with
to be in high spirits; to be full of vigor (vigour); to be enthusiastic; to be eager; to stretch to breaking point
mirror; looking-glass; barrel head; page added at the beginning of a document mentioning its purpose, date, author, etc.; mirror-shaped mochi
anyhow; at any rate; anyway; somehow or other; generally speaking; in any case
for today; for the time being
hair style; coiffure; hairdo
to take down; to bring down; to drop off (a passenger); to let off; to withdraw (money); to use for the first time; to wear for the first time
(one's) figure; build; physique; style
such; like that; that sort of; very
to give (time, money, goods); to donate; to do; to perform; to apply (processing, makeup, etc.); to add (e.g. ornamentation, annotation)
serious; earnest; real sword (as opposed to a wooden practice weapon)
to burn; to be roasted; to be heated; to be jealous; to be envious
freckles; buckwheat chaff
stain; spot; smudge; spot (on one's skin, e.g. chloasma, liver spot); blemish; discoloration
glamorous; charming; beguiling; bewitching; beautiful; fascinatingly elegant
thin; pale; light; watery; thin; weak (taste, etc.); little (affection, etc.) not much (of a presence)
to make (the best) use of; to put to good use; to let live; to keep alive; to revive; to resuscitate
writing brush; paintbrush; writing with a brush; drawing with a brush; writing (composing text); the written word
all; completely; totally; entirely; thoroughly
more; much more; step; rung; paragraph; passage
to praise; to commend; to compliment; to speak well of; to speak highly of