to strain one's eyes; to look closely; to stare at
right away; without delay; as soon as possible; very soon
(even) if only a little; to some extent; in the slightest way
promotion of industry; inauguration of a new industrial enterprise
competing; competition; auction
show; performance; act; entertainment industry; show business
blueness; greenness; tinge of blue; (vegetable) garnish
spreading; disseminating; scattering; diffusion (of light, gas)
pronunciation; reading (e.g. of a kanji); way of reading (out loud); interpretation (e.g. of a text); reading
bath; bathing; bathhouse; public bath; room for drying lacquerware; base (wooden joint connecting the blade of a hoe, spade, etc., to the handle)
mutually; with each other; reciprocally; together
to seek knowledge; to ask for instruction
one-way (trip); one-way ticket
high-quality goods; choice goods
to be spattered by blood from one's victim; to suffer a reaction; to receive a backlash
without leaving any trace
highlight; best part; stunning; incredible; to stun; to amaze
that goes without saying but also ...; not only that but ...
to be fragrant; to give out a smell; to be enveloped in a smell; to be radiant; to be attractive
one in a million (chance, etc.); one in ten thousand; in the unlikely event that
chance (of success); odds
nine parts; ninety percent; mostly; nine percent
to make a sound with one's throat; to purr (of a cat)
to rub (on); to wipe; to daub; to lay (the blame on someone); to pin; to shift
(large) body; (bulky) frame; (hulking) figure
snuggling; nuzzling; cuddling
alternation of generations; heterogenesis; change of generations; emergence of a new generation
individual; one by one; separate; each
to run (a business); to operate; to carry out; to perform; to hold (a Buddhist or Shinto ceremony)
how kind of you; that's very nice of you; kindly
(an actor) conveying qualities of a character without gestures or speech; implied acting; implicitly asserting one's will (e.g. by sheer force of personality); performance using one's stomach (e.g. by drawing a face on it and animating it using one's abdominal muscles); acrobatics performed on a laid-out person's belly
to get back into shape; to retrain; to rebuild; to reschool
to change the subject (e.g. away from something awkward or inconvenient)
shell; husk; hull; pod; chaff
to blurt out; to let slip; to say inadvertently; to come out with (e.g. nonsense)
even without doing; even without being
estrangement; alienation; disaffection; (customer) churn; attrition
how should I put it?; what shall I say?; well, you know; like
special someone; special person; precious one; significant other