mediation; agency; carrying (germs, diseases, etc.); transmission; mediation
to carry around; to carry on one's person
to be added to; to be appended; to join in (e.g. a group of friends); to participate; to increase (e.g. heat); to gain in (e.g. influence)
to gather; to collect; to assemble
as much as one can; as much as possible; if at all possible
to get close; to cuddle close together; to nestle close to; to snuggle up to
to worry about (someone's welfare or comfort); to feel anxious about; to have apprehensions of
to let out; to utter; to issue; to send; to leave; to depart
limbless wooden doll; kokeshi doll
character; personality; (fictional) character; letter; character
to grow long (e.g. hair, nails); to lengthen; to extend; to reach out; to hold out; to straighten; to smooth out
to wear glasses; to put on glasses
freckles; buckwheat chaff
make-up; makeup; cosmetics
judgment; judgement; divination; judgement
to keep within limits (e.g. spending); to restrain (e.g. emotions); to control; to hold back (e.g. an enemy); to check; to curb
shade; tone; tinge; hue; colour; color
to paint; to plaster; to lacquer; to varnish; to spread; to smear
silver hair; gray hair; grey hair
to weave within (hair, fabric, etc.); to braid
original story; original version; this volume
hour; o'clock; (specified) time; when ...; during ...
rope used to cordon off consecrated areas or as a talisman against evil
braid (hair, cord. etc.); plait
to draw; to paint; to depict; to describe; to picture in one's mind; to imagine
be considered; be deemed; be thought to be
little girl; maiden; young lady; female usually between 7 and 18 years old
correct; right; correct interpretation (answer, solution)
dull; uninteresting; insignificant; unimportant; absurd; foolish
attitude; manner; behaviour; attitude (towards an issue, etc.); position; stance
(editorial) supervision; general editorship; supervising director
to build up; to complete; to construct; to make up; to fabricate; to invent
social life; social intercourse
tactics; strategy; military operation; naval operation
pretext; history; past; according to ...; ... says
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
(not) particularly; (not) especially; (not) specially; separately; apart; additionally
it is not (like that) either
to hang one's head; to look down; to cast one's eyes downward