quick pace; quick steps; quick march; trot (horse gait)
1 kin (approx. 0.6 kg); 1 loaf of bread
vivid; bright; brilliant; skillful; skilful; adroit
manner of using one's hands
cooperation; tie-up; joint business; partnership; alliance; sponsorship
pan; frying pan; panning (a camera)
to complain; to grumble; to gripe
feeling guilty; having a guilty conscience; having qualms about
all over; all over the place; everywhere
blind alley; cul-de-sac; dead end street; deadlock; impasse; dead end
time around sunset; early evening
to close up; to shut up (e.g. behind doors); to cut off (e.g. because a deadline has expired); to close off (e.g. subscription list)
meeting; assembly; gathering; congregation; convention; rally
strategy meeting; council of war
animal passions; carnal desire; lust
becoming stereotyped; becoming tedious; becoming repetitive; becoming routine; getting stuck in a rut; humdrum
to dry up; to shrivel (up); to go (completely) dry; to wither (of talents, feelings, etc.); to become desiccated (e.g. of ideas)
geisha; dressed-up beautiful woman
marital quarrel; argument between husband and wife
plan; idea; design; taste; liking; preference
power of recovery; ability to recuperate; resilience
very small amount; insignificant thing; negligible amount
second coming; second advent
nice; likeable; desirable
from the beginning; from the first; of course; not to mention ...; not only ... but also ...
new rice; first rice crop of the year; novice; beginner; newcomer
to be excited; to be elated
tips of one's hair; hair ends
dark-natured; gloomy; dour; moody; insular; glum
to cut and even up; to cut several pieces to the same size
to get a haircut; to give a haircut; to cut hair
to be afraid of making mistakes; to fear failing
washing one's hair; having a shampoo
to whinge; to kvetch; to gripe; to complain; to whine
haircutting; hair cutter; prostitute cutting a customer's hair to show him her genuine feelings; long-horned beetle; kamikiri; mythical creature said to secretly cut head hair
as before; as ever; as it was originally
beautician; cosmetician; hairdresser; hair stylist
adsorption; adhesion (by suction); attachment; sticking to
medicine; drug; chemical agent (e.g. pesticide, bleach, lubricant); chemical