ruby; ruby character; small hiragana or katakana readings of kanji usually above or to the side of the kanji (esp. used by printers and in ref. to printed material); Ruby (programming language)
to treat; to handle; to deal with; to arrange; to decorate; to dress
settlement; conclusion; summary
loose; lenient; lax; gentle (curve, slope, etc.); slow; weak; soft
chignon (ladies' hairstyle)
to take down; to bring down; to drop off (a passenger); to let off; to withdraw (money); to use for the first time; to wear for the first time
to tie up in a bundle (e.g. straw, hair, bills, letters); to bundle; to govern; to manage; to fold (one's arms); to put together (one's hands)
sweet (e.g. young girls, flowers blooming); touchingly lovely; cute; pitiful; pitiable
elaborate; delicate; exquisite
work; workmanship; craftsmanship; artifice; trick; device
smallish; on the small side
genuine article; real thing; real deal
combination; assortment; matching (in a contest); pairing; combination
comparatively; relatively; unexpectedly; unusually; considering; for one's ...
to look (sound, behave) grown-up; to be adult-like; to mature
long ago; already; a long time ago
seeming to be; appearing to be; like; similar to; in order to (e.g. meet goal); so that
innocent; naive; artless; unsophisticated; pure; fresh
to be prominent; to be conspicuous
calm; serenity; tranquillity; tranquility
to discover; to find (e.g. an error in a book); to locate; to find (e.g. something missing); to be used to seeing; to be familiar with
or something; for instance ... (though there are other suitable options); ... or ...; as soon as; right after; while still
to open one's eyes wide (in astonishment, wonder, etc.); to be wide-eyed; to be amazed
generally; in the main; (more or less) everything; all parts; ordinary; usual
beyond one's means or position
lovely; wonderful; nice; great; fantastic; superb
silver; senior citizen; pensioner
roughly; approximately; (cutting) in one stroke; (breaking apart) with vigour; (cutting) deeply; (splitting) wide open
(the) mainstream; main course (of a river); main stream
hem; (trouser) cuff; bottom part; bottom edge; foot (of a mountain); tips (of hair)
hole; hole (in golf); (golf) cup; (electron) hole
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
gorgeous; sumptuous; extravagant; luxurious
customer; client; client company; business connection; trade partner
expresses a firm view or feeling; please ...; would you ...
to say; to be pleased to say
to come untied; to come apart; to be softened; to be relaxed
after this; henceforth; henceforward; from now on
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly