fluffy; lumpy (e.g. clothing); uneven; bulging (e.g. muscles)
fur; skin; pelt; kanji "fur" radical
to select; to choose; to diagnose (an illness); to judge; to liken to something else; to regard as something else (e.g. to use another person as a mirror); to see someone off
-ian (e.g. Italian); -ite (e.g. Tokyoite); -er (e.g. performer, etc.); person working with ...; man; person
opposite side; opposition
to spout out; to spurt out; to sprout; to bud; to burst into laughter; to blow (smoke, etc.)
many; much; majority (of); greater part (of); mostly; mainly
full view; plain sight; completely visible
important; serious; valuable; precious; serious matter; major incident
to hide; to be hidden; to conceal oneself; to disappear
expression; presentation; representation; notation
to put on clothes; to wear clothes; to be the personification of
personification; anthropomorphization
to be handed down; to be introduced; to be transmitted; to be circulated; to go along; to walk along
certainly; without fail; right and wrong; pros and cons
hair; fur; wool; down; plumage
to cut (grass, hair, etc.); to mow; to clip; to trim; to prune; to shear
lovely; cute; charming; sweet
dissatisfaction; discontent; displeasure; complaint; unhappiness
to raise one's voice; to shout; to yell; to speak up (e.g. in protest); to speak one's mind
to drop; to lose; to clean off (dirt, makeup, paint, etc.); to remove (e.g. stains or facial hair); to lose (a match); to reject (an applicant); to lower (e.g. shoulders or voice)
unnatural; artificial; affected; strained
(not) in any way; in no way; at all; terribly; awfully; hopelessly
to mow; to reap; to harvest
why?; what for?; how?; by what means?
spurious article; forgery; counterfeit; imitation; sham
genuine article; real thing; real deal
to come true (of a wish, prayer, etc.); to be realized; to suit (e.g. a purpose); to meet (wishes, ideals, etc.); to match (implies competition); to rival
rehash; (boring) rerun; second brew of tea
habit (often a bad habit, i.e. vice); tendency; peculiarity; idiosyncrasy; crease; wrinkle
original; unique (e.g. product); signature; exclusive
and yet; though; when; in spite of
at least; at most; (even) just
to be (in contrast to something that is not the case)
to obey (an order, law, etc.); to abide by (a rule, custom, etc.); to follow (a person); to accompany; to go alongside (e.g. a river); to follow (e.g. a sign)
instead; but (on the other hand)
both (hands, parents, sides, etc.); counter for carriages (e.g. in a train); counter for vehicles; ryō; tael; ryō; pre-Meiji unit of currency, orig. the value of one ryō of gold
water; (drinking) water; night entertainment business; nightlife worker; racy; titillating
to hang; to suspend; to lower; to reduce; to demote; to move back
to float; to become merry; to be cheerful; to become loose; to become unsteady; to feel out of it; to be cut off (e.g. from those around you)