admiration; being impressed; admirable; praiseworthy; astonishment; being appalled
string; cord; man who is financially dependent on a woman; gigolo; restrictions; conditions
double; twice (as much); times (as much); -fold; 1-nth; 1 to n
choice; selection; diagnosis; medical opinion; judgement; opinion
roughly; approximately; round about; cursorily; briefly; quickly
five times (as much); quintuple; fivefold
to cause a loss; to make a hole (in)
average; mean; balance; equilibrium
that much; as much; to that extent; only that; that alone; no more than that
shopping; purchased goods
big; large; drastic; full-width cloth (approx. 72 cm wide for traditional Japanese clothing; approx. 140 cm wide for Western clothing)
reinforcement; augmentation; strengthening; increase; buildup
to make merry; to frolic; to be in high spirits
to stroke; to caress; to brush gently; to comb (hair); to smooth down
able; capable; competent; talented; efficient
I'm told; is what I heard; is how it is, apparently; is what they said
box; case; car (of a train, etc.); shamisen case; shamisen; public building; community building
to carve; to engrave; to sculpt; to tattoo
colour; color; complexion; skin colour; look (on one's face); expression; appearance
no sooner than; as soon as; immediately after; at the thought of; when I think about
(a) little; (a) few; slight; only; just; merely
to shed light; to cast light
to become stiff (of muscles); to get absorbed in; to develop a passion for; to be elaborate; to be intricate
trembling from fear; trembling all over
to take in one's hand; to pick up; to obtain
master (of a house, shop, etc.); husband; sir; boss; patron of a mistress, geisha, bar or nightclub hostess; sugar daddy
to peek (through a keyhole, gap, etc.); to look down into (a ravine, etc.); to peek into (a shop, bookstore, etc.); to sneak a look at; to take a quick look at; to peep (through a telescope, microscope, etc.); to stick out (a scarf from a collar, etc.)
to be effective; to be fruitful; to be worthwhile; to be worth; to be rewarded; to pay off
obsession; fixation; complaining; criticizing; speciality (e.g. of restaurants)
recognition; awareness; perception; understanding; knowledge; cognition
this and that; this or that; one thing after another
to face (each other); to be facing; to be directed toward (the future, etc.); to be in response to; to receive (a client, etc.); to compare with
anyone; anybody; everyone; everybody; whoever
head (of a household); proprietor (of a store); one's husband; (one's) employer; (one's) master; host
emission (of light); radiation (of light); luminescence
pointed end; tip; point; forefront; vanguard; spearhead
warm; mild; warm (of a colour); mellow; having enough money
to dwell; to live; to stay at; to take shelter at; to be pregnant; to be part of a constellation