earthly paradise; Shangri-la
India; cotton sheeting; foreign; imported; ultra-spicy; extra hot
small mustache; short mustache
to dance (orig. a hopping dance)
to be in time (for); to serve (suit, meet) the purpose; to be good enough; to be enough
in the future; another day; later
enough; sufficient; sufficiently; fully; division into ten
in hand; on hand; on one; handheld
to put on (clothing, esp. new)
it is I who should say so
suddenly; casually; accidentally; incidentally; unexpectedly; unintentionally
to catch; to capture; to grasp (e.g. meaning); to perceive; to captivate; to move (one's heart)
model; type (e.g. of machine, goods, etc.); type; style; mold (mould); template; kata (standard form of a movement, posture, etc. in martial arts, sport, etc.)
line; stripe; line (e.g. telephone line); wire; ray (e.g. X-ray); beam; line (e.g. of a railroad)
small theatre; kabuki performed in a small theatre; little performance; short acted scene; act
prior; beforehand; in advance; before the fact; ex ante
actual spot; scene (of a crime, accident, etc.); (on) site; (on) the ground; filming location; (movie) set
to board; to embark on; to get into (a car); to march into; to enter
sound of wind rustling through a crack; wheezing
smartly dressed; stylish; someone smartly dressed; to dress up; to be fashionable
eyes; expression of the eyes; area around the eyes; skin round one's eyes
light; faint; pale; fleeting
make-up; making food (in a delivery-only restaurant); cooking
braid (hair, cord. etc.); plait
distinctly (standing out); clearly; in sharp relief; boldly
collar; lapel; neckband; nape of the neck; scruff of the neck
blue (colour, color); sad; down (in the dumps)
with a glitter; with a sparkle; brand new; shiny and new
more or less; though not quite satisfactorily; tentatively; for the time being; just in case; once
reading in a monotone; reading a Chinese classical text without translating it into Japanese
not quite (right); not very good; somewhat (lacking)
to ask a question; to begin to ask a question
to turn away (one's eyes, face, etc.); to avert; to displease; to annoy; to miss (the target, ball, etc.)
likability; favorability; popularity