to polish; to shine; to brush (e.g. teeth); to refine (e.g. a skill); to improve; to cultivate
no good; not serving its purpose; hopeless; wasted; cannot; must not
anyhow; anyway; somehow or other; apart from ...; setting ... aside
wasteful; a waste; too good; more than one deserves; impious; profane
to do; to carry out; to cause to become; to make (into); to serve as; to act as; to wear (clothes, a facial expression, etc.)
another person; other people; unrelated person (i.e. not related by blood); outsider; stranger
to want; to wish for; to request; to demand; to seek; to search for
place; spot; address; district; area; one's house; point
to guess; to sense; to presume; to sympathize with; to sympathise with
myself; yourself; I; me; you
to roll; to wheel; to turn over; to tip over; to leave; to buy and sell (quickly for a profit)
acting ability; talent as a performer
than; from; out of; except; but; more
surroundings; environs; circumference
to laugh at; to ridicule; to mock; to make fun of; to sneer at
only; merely; approximately; about; just (finished, etc.); as if to; (as though) about to
waste (of money, time, etc.); squandering; frittering away
indescribable; having no way to express
how; in what way; how about
suddenly; casually; accidentally; incidentally; unexpectedly; unintentionally
at that time; at that moment; then; on that occasion
facial expression; countenance; look; appearance; expression (vocal, etc.)
shadow or cloud (e.g. on someone's happiness); shade; gloom
to shine; to be visible; to be tinged with; to rise (of water levels); to flow in; to be felt (i.e. as an emotion); to come over one
little girl; maiden; young lady; (arch.) female between 17 and 20 years old (ritsuryo period)
beautiful face; good looks; beauty
opposite side; bottom; rear; back; lining; inside; in the shadows
ore; unprocessed metal; ground metal; (one's) true character
(a) little; (a) few; slight; only; just; merely
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.)
self-satisfied look; triumphant expression
sermon; preaching; remonstration; scolding; lecturing
name; given name; first name
to call out (to); to call; to summon (a doctor, etc.); to invite; to designate; to name; to garner (support, etc.)
to permit; to allow; to forgive; to pardon; to exempt (someone) from; to remit; to acknowledge
very; extremely; terrible; horrid; remarkable; extraordinary
great; excellent; very troublesome; awful; tiring; tough
as (for); for; in the capacity of
rudeness; impoliteness; discourtesy; insolence
to comb upwards; to brush up (a loose strand of hair); to turn up a lamp wick
details; particulars; detailed; specific; close-up view (of a digitally displayed map); zoomed-in view
to omit; to leave out; to exclude; to curtail; to save; to cut down
remainder; remnant; (not) very; (not) much; too much; excessively