charming; fascinating; enchanting; bewitching; beguiling; captivating
hut; house; boarding house; residence hall; (arch.) one day's march (approx. 12.2 km)
training; education; development; cultivation
more than anything; above all else
each time it happens; at all such times
surface; face (i.e. the visible side of an object); front (of a building, etc.); obverse side (i.e. "head") of a coin; outside; exterior; appearance
human emotions (joy, anger, grief and pleasure); feelings
ulterior motive; plot; scheme; complicated circumstances; intricacies
to dilute; to water down; to thin; to soften (e.g. a statement, impression, etc.); to weaken (e.g. an effect); to tone down
(one's) superior; (one's) boss; the higher-ups
straining; draining; drainer; strainer; cutwater (of a ship); forefoot
to sweep; to brush; to clean; to gather silkworms
to melt; to liquefy; to dissolve (in a liquid); to bring into solution; to lose (money; through gambling, etc.); to squander
rice bowl; tea cup; teacup
bathtub; boat with a bathtub rented to customers (Edo period)
to be submerged; to be soaked; to be pickled; to be well seasoned; to be totally immersed (in a condition, e.g. laziness)
miscellaneous duties; (trivial) routine tasks; small jobs; odd jobs
orderly; officer's servant; batman; soldier assigned to wait on an officer
to collect; to assemble; to gather
idea; conception; way of thinking; approach; expression
article; goods; fine thing; fellow; (arch.) prostitute; (arch.) price
still; much more; (not) yet; still a long way to go; still a long way off; not there yet
relation; relative; kind; cordial
to give advice; to counsel; to take part in a consultation
lifespan; life; lifetime; life (of a battery, lightbulb, etc.); service life; end of an object's (useful) life
to shrink; to contract; to diminish (in size)
suspicious-looking; shady; questionable; dubious; fishy
elaborate; delicate; exquisite
dainty; delicate (e.g. fingers); fine; sensitive; delicate (feelings, sense, etc.); subtle
to move around; to move about; to get around
detailed and accurate; exhaustive and precise; meticulous; finely detailed
real intention; true motive; true will; original intention; original purpose; original hope
format; procedure; way of proceeding
to change; to alter; to reform; to correct; to examine; to check
oral; verbal; spoken; parol
hard fight; close game; struggle; tight contest
to miss; to overlook; to let pass (a matter); to overlook (e.g. a wrongdoing); to pass up (e.g. an opportunity); to let (a good ball) go by
to etch into one's mind; to remember well
to content oneself with; to be resigned to (one's fate); to be contented (satisfied) with (one's lot)
negligence; carelessness; inattention; unpreparedness