layer; stratum; class; stratum; sheaf; counter for stories (of a building)
stand; rack; support; holder; counter for machines, incl. vehicles; setting (e.g. in jewellery); level (e.g. price level)
collection (e.g. of a debt); dunning; selection (for a position); exceptional promotion; fresh; freshly picked
hot (e.g. from the oven); steaming (from the pot); fresh; fresh (e.g. out of university); new (e.g. married couple)
lack of ability; inadequacy; (being) out of one's depth
fall; decline; string apron; ornamental cords hanging from the front of a sumo wrestler's belt; food offering to the gods; leftovers
(insectile, especially moth) scales
appearance; (outward) looks; exterior appearance
papilionaceous; butterfly-shaped
to catch; to capture; to catch hold of (someone); to stop (e.g. a stranger in the street); towards (someone); at (someone)
comfort; consolation; diversion
in a crowd; in droves; crawling (of insects); swarming; dragging (e.g. along the ground); trailing
deformity; malformation; strange shape; unusual shape
to set out (on a journey); to start (a task)
place hidden from view; cover; shelter; hiding place
to descend; to go down; to be handed down (of an order, judgment, etc.); to pass (of time); to surrender; to capitulate; to be less than
front part; frontage; facade; initial pledge (e.g. election); opening slogan
when it comes to ...; if one were to speak of ...; by ... you mean ...; when you say ... you mean that ...; whenever ...; if it's ... then (without fail)
characteristic (of); peculiar (to)
to dance (orig. a hopping dance)
to jump up and down; to hop
to approach; to draw near
to stop (in one's tracks); to come to a stop; to halt; to pause; to stand still
to be on the verge; to be on the brink; to get close
dissolute mind; hardened heart
hostility; animosity; enmity
to leap out (e.g. onto the stage); to spring out; to jump (e.g. into first place); to shoot (e.g. to the top); to come to the forefront
to bow; to bow one's head; to apologize; to apologise; to bow to; to yield to
confession; acknowledgement; confession of love; professing one's feelings; confession of sins (e.g. the confessional)
proposal; offer; request; application
suspicious; dubious; doubtful; unsure; untrustworthy; unreliable; strange
to be confused; to be bewildered; to be taken aback
increasingly; more and more; decreasingly (when declining); less and less
to become one tile away from completion; to be at one's wits' end; to be about to blow one's fuse
once in a lifetime (opportunity); (a golden opportunity that may) happen only once in a thousand years
entertainer (esp. boy band or girl group member) whose image is manufactured to cultivate a dedicated consumer fan following; Japanese idol; (cultural) icon; idol; idol (object of worship); image