apron; apron (airport); apron (stage)
pink; erotic (usually used in relation to the sex industry); blue; pornographic
hobby; pastime; tastes; preference; liking
to learn; to acquire knowledge; to carry; to wear (clothes, etc.); to put on
to laugh; to smile; to sneer; to ridicule; to be dumbfounded; to be flabbergasted
to suit; to match; to become; to be like
to like; to be pleased with; to be delighted with; to take a liking to; to suit one's fancy
god of war; (fig.) war hero
bitter smile; wry smile; forced smile; strained laugh
to wear (in modern Japanese, from the shoulders down); to put on; to bear (guilt, etc.)
in comparison to; rather than
very; greatly; much; just about to; almost; very nearly
appropriate; adequate; suitable; fitting; worthy
to fall forward (of a person); to tumble forward
soft; tender; gentle; mild; informal; light
I'm sorry; my apologies; excuse me; pardon me
habit; (social) custom; practice; convention
something like ...; something called ...
remote region; frontier (district); border(land)
work; labor; achievement; performance; salary; income
maid; helper; help; assistance
reserve; constraint; declining; refraining; forethought; foresight
to feel hungry; to get hungry
clearing one's throat; cough
other self; alter ego; part of oneself (in someone or something else); incarnations of Buddha
secret; private; surreptitious
shadow; silhouette; reflection; image; ominous sign; light (stars, moon)
principle; theory; fundamental truth
technical skill; ability; capacity
substance; essence; entity; subject; content; reality
to add to the staff; to increase the staff
cloth; fabric; dough; batter; inherent quality; one's true character; unglazed pottery
eggs; egg; (hen's) egg; (an expert) in the making; beginning; origin
to take in one's hand; to pick up; to obtain
preliminary arrangements; preparation; spadework; pre-cooking
for the first time; only after ... is it ...; only when ... do you ...; first time; (one's) first
impressions; thoughts; feelings; reactions
kitchen knife; carving knife; (arch.) cooking; (arch.) food
to clasp; to grasp; to hold (the answer); to have (e.g. the solution); to seize (power); to hold (the reins)
to mince; to cut fine; to carve; to engrave; to tick away (time); to beat out (e.g. rhythm); to etch (into one's mind)
haste; hurry; expedition; speed; dispatch
soldier; combatant; warrior
to look out on; to overlook; to face (a situation, crisis, etc.); to meet (e.g. death); to deal with (an issue); to attend (e.g. a function)
just like that; in the twinkling of an eye; in the blink of an eye; (lit.) in the time it takes to say "ah!"