(flower) bud; promising young person; budding beauty
dainty; delicate (e.g. fingers); fine; sensitive; delicate (feelings, sense, etc.); subtle
to use properly; to use (different things) for different purposes
another time; again; over again; formally; especially; intentionally
to project; to reflect; to cast (shadow)
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
to be decided; to be settled; to be unchanging; to be the same (as always); to be a fixed rule; to be destined; to be well executed (of a manoeuvre in a sport, game, etc.)
to get (someone's) help; to ask for help
needle; pin; hook; stinger; thorn; hand (e.g. clock, etc.); pointer
to receive favor (favour); to be much obliged to someone; to be indebted
work (e.g. book, film, composition, etc.); opus; performance; production
grace (of God); benevolence (of Buddha); assistance; help; effects; influence
eyesight; vision; visual acuity
not yet known; unknown; strange
rather; better; instead; if anything
to look away (from); to avert one's gaze; to disregard; to ignore; to escape (from); to turn away (from)
correct; right; correct interpretation (answer, solution)
to look down (on); to condescend (to)
sky; the air; weather; far-off place; distant place; state of mind; feeling
to loiter; to putter; to prowl; to wander about; to roam about; to knock around
to catch; to capture; to grasp (e.g. meaning); to perceive; to captivate; to move (one's heart)
to see through; to see the true nature of something
owner; proprietor; possessor (e.g. of talent, beauty, etc.)
just as; in the act of; as soon as; at the moment that
to count on; to expect; to put confidence in; to trust in; to depend on
to insult; to say something insulting about; to bad-mouth
while it may be true that; just because; nevertheless; not necessarily
whole life; a lifetime; all through life; (the only, the greatest, etc.) of one's life
how; in what way; how (much); to what extent; however (much); no matter how
care; looking after; trouble; bother; good offices; recommendation
to spread (e.g. a rumor); to circulate; to disseminate
to be worried about; to be concerned for someone's welfare
work; labor; achievement; performance; salary; income
to roll up; to hoist; to take away; to rip off (e.g. money from someone); to blow up (dust)
crime; sin; penalty; sentence; fault; responsibility
to boil up; to come to the boil; to arise; to break out; to get excited; to be in uproar
to bear; to stand; to restrain; to control; to forgive; to put up with
hard worker; hardworking person
handsome man; looker; good guy; great guy; influential person (esp. in the yakuza); sumo wrestler