feeling; sensation; tentative; rough; interjection
to incline; to lean; to devote oneself to; to concentrate on; to ruin; to squander
one too shy to actively join in the party; wallflower
stain; spot; smudge; spot (on one's skin, e.g. chloasma, liver spot); blemish; discoloration
sightseeing; watching; viewing; sightseer; spectator; viewer
absorbed in; immersed in; forgetting oneself; daze; within a dream; while dreaming
wife; Mrs; (arch.) wife of a nobleman; (arch.) consort (of the emperor) of the third rank (ritsuryō system)
to borrow; to have a loan; to hire; to rent; to buy on credit
adjustment; tweaking; improvement; modification; tinkering; minor alteration
mark; target; object; subject; point (e.g. of argument)
supple; flexible; elastic; graceful; elegant; refined
limbs; arms and legs; body
slim; slender; slight; delicate
measurement round the hips
men and women; man and woman; both sexes; both genders
to have sparkling eyes; to have shining eyes; to have a gleam in one's eyes
composition; piece of music; tune; melody; enjoyment; fun
one by one; each; every; at intervals of
one after another; continuously; incessantly; in succession; by turns
memory; recollection; remembrance; memory; storage
by any standard; (not) even as flattery
skillful; skilful; delicious; tasty; good (deal, idea, etc.); profitable
to invite; to ask (someone to do); to tempt; to lure; to induce (tears, laughter, sleepiness, etc.); to arouse (e.g. sympathy)
big moment (e.g. performance, in the spotlight); gala occasion; (on the) world stage
to disgrace oneself; to make a fool of oneself
to take lessons in; to be taught; to learn (from a teacher); to study (under a teacher); to get training in
before I knew it; next thing you know; when I came to; all of a sudden
on the bone (meat, etc.); unboned; skeletal system; skeleton
to gnaw; to nibble; to bite; to dabble in; to know a little bit about; to learn a little of
boss; leader; kingpin; chief; head (e.g. of a crime syndicate)
inconsequential; indifferent; not worth worrying about; whatever; whichever; I don't care
to come to mind; to pop into one's head
if times were better; if one had been born at an earlier, more opportune time; if times had not changed; if I had my due
party (social gathering); party (group of people participating in an activity, esp. mountain climbing); (political) party
after all; because; but; even; too; as well
dancing; dance; iteration mark (used to represent repetition of the previous character); Bon Festival dance; Lantern Festival dance; eating live seafood (e.g. squid, ice gobies) while it is still moving; soft spot (in the skull of an infant)
tomfoolery; foolish act; nonsense; fool; idiot
views; opinion; discernment; pride; self-respect
which (of three or more); well; now; c'mon