lovely; sweet; pretty; cute; adorable
emphasis; stress; accentuating (a feature or certain part); accenting; strong tone (of the market); firm tone
floatingly; driftingly; softly; gently; restlessly; uncertainly
to spread (out); to extend; to stretch; to reach to; to get around; to fill (e.g. a space)
sense; sensation; feeling; intuition
dear (old); fondly remembered; beloved; missed; nostalgic
to wind; to coil; to envelope; to shroud; to outflank; to skirt
properly; accurately; exactly; neatly; tidily; orderly
swing; shake; appearance; behaviour; pretence; pretense; (a customer) coming to restaurant, ryokan, etc. without a reservation or introduction
how; in what way; how about; questionable
lowering; sinking; depreciation; price fall; punch line (of a rakugo story); (arch.) sword strap
if anything; if pushed I'd say; if I had to say
cleaning; sweeping; dusting; scrubbing
housework; domestic chores; family affairs; household matters
satisfaction; pride; one's strong point; one's forte; regular customer; regular client
such; this sort of; like this
inexperienced; unfamiliar (with); unversed; lacking experience
mirror; looking-glass; barrel head; page added at the beginning of a document mentioning its purpose, date, author, etc.; mirror-shaped mochi
after a long time; for the first time in a while
suitable; appropriate; befitting; conjoining; association; samprayukta
dress; outfit; equipment; makeup; adornment; guise
important; serious; valuable; precious; serious matter; major incident
(fighting) spirit; motivation; shout (for getting in the right mood to deal with something, etc.); cheer; kiai; short shout when performing an attacking move
to boil up; to come to the boil; to arise; to break out; to get excited; to be in uproar
very hard; with utmost effort; as hard as one can; with all one's might; for dear life; eagerly
intention; plan; belief; assumption; estimate; estimation
individual; private person; personal; natural person
to mistake (for something or someone else); to be unable to recognize
hand; arm; forepaw; foreleg; handle; hand; worker
clothing; costume; outfit; garment; dress
change; alteration; substitute; spare; rate of exchange
by myself; in person; by oneself
to believe; to believe in; to place trust in; to confide in; to have faith in
to suit; to match; to become; to be like
a-ha-ha (laughing loudly)
to meet; to encounter; to see; to have an accident; to have a bad experience
bitter smile; wry smile; forced smile; strained laugh
to deceive; to cheat; to falsify; to misrepresent; to evade (a question, taxes, etc.); to dodge
then; well; so; well then
I'm off (and will be back later); see you later; to go (and then come back)
duty; function; office; mission; task; role
3 o'clock; afternoon snack (eaten around 3 o'clock); three ages of Buddhism (following the death of Gautama Buddha; age of the true law, age of the copied law, and age of the degeneration of the law); three ages of the dharma
interval; period of time; among; between; good opportunity; chance
to leave (behind); to leave (undone); to not finish; to save; to set aside; to leave (to someone, esp. after one's death)