elaborate; delicate; exquisite
carving; engraving; sculpture
to give (time, money, goods); to donate; to do; to perform; to apply (processing, makeup, etc.); to add (e.g. ornamentation, annotation)
to cry one's eyes out; to make one's eyes swollen from crying
to swell (from inflammation); to become swollen
clumsy (work); awkward; poorly made; ugly (of a person); unattractive; plain
carefree; buoyant; lighthearted; ease
to invite; to ask (someone to do); to tempt; to lure; to induce (tears, laughter, sleepiness, etc.); to arouse (e.g. sympathy)
Her Majesty the Queen; mistress (in S&M); dominatrix
fault; weakness; flaw; crux (of a matter); difficult point; point of contention
beginning; start; outset; at first; at the beginning; initially
alternation of generations; heterogenesis; change of generations; emergence of a new generation
to succeed; to relieve; to take the place of; to substitute for; to be exchanged; to change (places with)
order; directive; instructions; command
nonexistent; not being (there); unowned; not had; unique; not; impossible
expansion of one's sphere of influence; increase in one's power (strength, influence)
society; the world; the times
lots of; a ton of; a mountain of; piles of; heaps of; so many
various; a variety of; all sorts of; many (different)
to come to like; to become fond of; to fall in love
pessimism; (taking a) gloomy view; discouragement; despondency; despair; disappointment
anything and everything; just about everything
to get fed up with; to get sick of; to become disgusted with
unexpected; surprising; unanticipated; strange; unforeseen
wife; garnish (esp. one served with sashimi); trimmings; accompaniment; side (remark)
desire; wish; request; entreaty; prayer; (written) application
audience (with a superior, e.g. nobility)
to be taken aback; to be astonished; to be dumbfounded
(not) ever; (not) by any means; (not) in the least; (not) in any way; (not) at all
unsightly; ugly; unseemly; indecent; deplorable; disgraceful
spine; line of the backbone; seam down the back (of clothing)
tightly; tautly; (springing, straightening) up; suddenly; intuitively; instinctively
to stretch; to extend; to straighten out; to be flattened; to spread (of paint, cream, etc.); to stretch out (e.g. of a hand); to extend
(sense of) cleanliness; (sense of) freshness; clean impression
cold; frigid; dignified; distinguished; (of an atmosphere) tense; nerve-racking
to dazzle one's eyes; to hold one's gaze; to fascinate; to captivate
wife; Mrs; (arch.) wife of a nobleman; (arch.) consort (of the emperor) of the third rank (ritsuryō system)
nice to meet you; I'm glad to make your acquaintance; how do you do?
to be sorry; to beg someone's pardon; to be much obliged; to be grateful; to be amazed; to be greatly impressed
stiff and slackless; tense without any looseness; cling tightly; pulled or stretched as far as possible; creaking of a door or oar