pastel color; pastel colour
contortion; distortion; warp; kink (in one's character); twist
Edo-period unit of silver coinage; steel-blue eyes (e.g. of a cat); silver eye (species of beardfish, Polymixia japonica)
metamorphosis; disguise; transformation; shapeshifting; morphing
being together; going together; matching (clothing); going together
to give one's name (as); to introduce oneself (as); to claim to be; to call oneself; to reveal oneself (as); to admit to being
to give (esp. to someone of lower status); to bestow; to provide; to afford; to assign; to cause
how long; how far; how much
great antiquity; old-fashioned; long ago
descendant; posterity; offspring
to house; to contain; to carry (a baby); to be pregnant; (arch.) to give lodging to; (arch.) to accommodate
influence; effect; to influence; to affect; to have an influence on
staff; stuff; stuffing; filling
to ill-treat; to bully; to torment; to be tough on (e.g. one's body); to treat harshly
New Year's Eve; December 31
umbrella; parasol; something shaped like an umbrella or a conical hat; shade (of a lamp); mushroom cap
(common) millet (Panicum miliaceum); proso millet
dango; dumpling (usu. sweet); ball-shaped object; something round; lump; group
in fact; as a matter of fact; actually; in reality; to tell the truth
swing; shake; appearance; behaviour; pretence (pretense); show; going to restaurant, hotel etc. without a reservation or introduction
soul; spirit; departed soul; ghost
to have; to possess; to own; to be endowed with
something heard for the first time; hearing something for the first time
difference; distinction; discrepancy; mistake; error
human realm; world of humans; terrestrial world
interference; intervention; meddling
party (of people); set (of people); clan; family; fellow
some people; a few people; several people
to occur to; to remind of; to come to mind
deed (esp. negative); act; action; one's doing
grace; favor; favour; blessing; benefit
to lessen; to decrease; to diminish
barely; narrowly; only just; with difficulty
mating; crossbreeding; cross-fertilization; cross-fertilisation
far; distant; distant (past); remote (in time); distant (relationship or kinship); having little to do (with someone); far (from something else in quality, degree, etc.)
romance (e.g. Arthurian romances); heroic tale; (nigh) impossible dream; adventurous spirit; (full-length) novel; romance
(telephone) call; (telephone) ring; shout; call; call loan (e.g. 30-day call); call money
normally; ordinarily; by anyone's standards; by normal standards; without any issues; without any difficulty
to mishear; to hear wrongly; to misunderstand