to comb down; to smooth down
encouragement; inspiration; rousing; stirring up; raising (e.g. morale)
being together; going together; matching (clothing); going together
to be effective; to be fruitful; to be worthwhile; to be worth; to be rewarded; to pay off
turning around; spinning around; curling up; round and charming (e.g. eyes)
to pretend not to see; to turn one's back on
put; place; leave; do (in preparation)
to be embarrassed; to lose face
to change color (esp. leaves, fruit, flowers) (colour); to turn crimson (e.g. leaves in autumn); to begin to redden; to ripen; to grow ripe
surrounding at a distance
moment by moment; hour by hour
to leave nothing undone; to give good service; to attend to everything; to be on someone's tracks (e.g. police); to catch up with; to close in on
with a start; with a jump
tempting thing; (too much of a) temptation; something that shouldn't be seen; thing damaging to the eyes
good; excellent; fine; nice; pleasant; agreeable
rock; boulder; crag; cliff; anchor
with a twitch (e.g. an eyebrow); with a dip; with a bob; with a flutter
to take a step backward; to step back (i.e. to re-think something); to distance oneself (from); to behave humbly; to budge (a little); to make one concession
to taste; to savor; to appreciate; to enjoy; to experience; to go through
the best one can do; one's best effort; with all one's might; to the best of one's ability
first-rate; finest quality; the best
(idle) curiosity; fancifulness; whimsy; (having) strange tastes
unconnected; weakly related; alien; having little prospect of marriage
surely; certainly; no doubt; indeed
(raw) ore; unpolished gemstone
decoration; ornament; trimmings
standard item; usual thing; (a) classic; basic item (with stable demand); staple goods
to hardly recognise; to mistake for something or somebody else
beginning; start; first (in line, etc.); origin; such as ...; not to mention ...
in drops; dripping; gently (sloping); sluggishly; endlessly; leisurely
knowingly or unknowingly; with or without someone's knowledge
here and there; in places
cannot be avoided (of a problem, etc.); unavoidable; inevitable
father (esp. used in samurai families prior to the Meiji period)
not writing or contacting for a while; neglecting (failing) to write (call, visit, etc.); long silence
meaningfully (smiling, grinning, etc.); suggestively; broadly; sneeringly