action; operation; process; agency; effect; function
to be better (than); to be superior; to surpass; to excel; to be excellent
bad skin; rough skin; unhealthy skin; skin irritation; skin breakouts
preparations; preliminary arrangements; spade work; mise en place; groundwork
completion; conclusion; perfect (tense)
usually; under usual circumstances
gelatinous glue (usu. from animal and fish bones, hide, etc.)
long time; several hours; long spell
to boil down; to concentrate (soup, milk, stock, etc.); to reach a conclusion; to conclude a discussion
make; manufacture; -made; made of ...; made in ...
main ingredient; main component
eyelid glue (cosmetic adhesive used to create a temporary double eyelid)
occasion; time; circumstances; (in) case (of); when
to close (one's eyes); to shut
feel (of something); touch; texture; feeling; impression
to blink (one's eyes) repeatedly
here and there; various places; all around; muddled; confused; in the wrong order
to be lucky; to be in luck; to be attached; to have; to be included
great disaster; catastrophe; train wreck
quick; swift; nimble; quick (understanding, judgement, etc.); alert; prompt
double; two-fold; diplo-; dipl-; double-edged eyelid; double eyelid
to pull; to draw; to string (lines); to run (cable); to pull towards oneself (e.g. someone's sleeve); to drag; to haul
adhesion; glueing; gluing; bonding; binding; adhering
having done this; if this is done; if it is done in this way
one layer; single layer; monopetalous; unlined kimono; single-edged eyelid; eyelid with an epicanthic fold
but; however; provided that
quick-drying property (of clothing, etc.)
to be hard (to do); to be difficult; to require much effort; to be laborious; to be backbreaking; to have trouble (doing)
undercoating; underpainting; first coating
flesh colour (of a Japanese person); flesh color; pale orange; (one's) skin color; skin colour; skin tone
if anything; conversely; putting it the other way around; coming at it from the opposite angle
both (hands, parents, sides, etc.); counter for carriages (e.g. in a train); counter for vehicles; ryō; tael; ryō; pre-Meiji unit of currency, orig. the value of one ryō of gold
here and there; little by little; sporadically; dots; spots
index finger; forefinger; first (occ. second) finger; second toe
middle finger; long finger; second finger; middle toe; third toe
two (long cylindrical things)
to spread; to extend; to unfold; to open; to scatter about; to spread around
nape of the neck; back of the neck; scruff of the neck