one's impression of a product after trying it out; feel of a product (during use); usability; signs of use (of a product); wear and tear
to ascertain; to check; to make sure
to ring; to sound; to be popular; to be esteemed; to state; to insist
to cuddle; to comfort; to rock; to soothe; to dandle; to humor
to shake out; to draw a check (bill, draft, etc.); to issue (e.g. money order); to infuse (e.g. in hot water)
crackling; cracking; clapping; incessantly (blinking)
what would (you) do?; what to do about it
abacus; soroban; calculation (esp. of profit and loss); reckoning
to have a feeling (that); to have a sensation (that)
world; society; life; lifetime; age; era; reign
wrong impression; subjective impression; assumption; prejudice
outbreak; spring forth; generation (e.g. of power or heat); genesis; ontogeny; development of complex multicellular structures from cell(s) in a simple state
to exchange glances; to look at each other; to postpone; to put off; to contrast; to compare
from now; from the present moment; from this time forward; henceforth
living thing; living creature; animal; life
nature (of a person); sex; gender; sex (i.e. sexual attraction, activity, etc.); gender; -ty
to wrap up; to pack; to cover; to envelop; to conceal (a feeling); to hide
together; at the same time; same; identical
café; cafe; coffeehouse; hostess bar (serving western alcoholic beverages; Taisho and Showa period)
thump-thump; bang-bang; pit-a-pat; to beat fast (of one's heart); to throb; to pound
to dash against (of waves); to billow; to roll; to wave (e.g. in the wind); to heave; to pound (of a heart)
to shake; to sway; to waver
though; although; be that as it may; nonetheless
suspicious-looking; shady; questionable; dubious; fishy
to present; to submit; to tender; to hold out
lightly rolling (of a small and round thing); pleasant, high-pitched sound (e.g. bell, young woman's laughter); changing frequently (e.g. conversation, plans); (occurring) in rapid succession (e.g. sumo wrestlers being defeated); roly-poly; chirp chirp (sound of insects); ribbit ribbit (sound of frogs)
to carve into; to cut into; to engrave into; to inscribe
mark (for quick identification or recognition); sign; landmark; guide; (arch.) trademark
to come down; to go down; to hang; to dangle; to move back; to step back; to deteriorate
underpants; pants; briefs; trousers (esp. women's); jodhpurs; breeches
with a single flash of light; glitteringly; sparklingly; twinklingly
first letter of a word; capital letter (at the start of a word or sentence); initials (of one's name)
to tell X from Y; to distinguish; to know (one thing) from (another)
bill; bill of sale; tab (for later payment); credit; contact move (in go); direct attack to an enemy stone; sound effect produced by striking with clappers a wooden board in kabuki
ground-breaking; revolutionary; unprecedented; epoch-making
being somewhat excited (agitated)
serious; severe; grave; acute
to change; to alter; to reform; to correct; to examine; to check
first-rate; finest quality; the best
chitter; chatter; giggle; screeching; squealing
having said that; on the other hand
subordinate work; assistant; servant
to scramble for; to struggle for; to contend for; to fight for
much less; to say nothing of
by myself; in person; by oneself
to spout out; to spurt out; to sprout; to bud; to burst into laughter; to blow (smoke, etc.)