to polish; to shine; to brush (e.g. teeth); to refine (e.g. a skill); to improve; to cultivate
in accordance with; following; roughly; about; Street; Avenue
to take down; to bring down; to drop off (a passenger); to let off; to withdraw (money); to use for the first time; to wear for the first time
pomade; balm; perfumed oil
halo; angel ring; glow of freshly washed or treated hair
result; effect; performance; workmanship; execution; shape and quality (of an article)
brilliance; polish; lustre; luster; glossy finish (of photographs)
to give (time, money, goods); to donate; to do; to perform; to apply (processing, makeup, etc.); to add (e.g. ornamentation, annotation)
surely; certainly; without doubt
waist; waistline; waist measurement
to wring (towel, rag); to squeeze; to squeeze (fruit to extract juice); to press; to rack (one's brains); to strain (one's voice); to extort
black; black go stone; guilt; guilty person
changing clothes; change of clothes
to be reflected; to harmonize with (harmonise); to come out (photo); to be projected; to be displayed (on a screen)
to be surprised; to be amazed; to be frightened; surprise (e.g. surprise party)
halo; aureole; aureola; halo (optical phenomenon); glory
to shine; to be visible; to be tinged with; to rise (of water levels); to flow in; to be felt (i.e. as an emotion); to come over one
honesty; integrity; purity and unselfishness
leader; reader; reading book; reader (i.e. someone who reads); microreader; dotted line (in printing)
singing one's own praises; praising one's own wares
principal occupation; main job; professional; an expert; I (of a government official, etc.); me
to polish up; to shine up
more; much more; step; rung; paragraph; passage
light; well-lit; bright (of a colour); brightly-coloured; cheerful; bright; encouraging (for the future of a project, etc.)
to get excited; to get hyped up; to become happy; to get in a good mood
to bring near; to bring close; to let go near; to associate with; to bring (people) together; to let come near (of a person)
presence of other people; (in) public; (in) front of others
temple; shrine; hall; company; (arch.) front room
way of asking; way of listening; listener
presumption; assumption; estimation
helpless; forlorn; hopeless; unpromising; lonely; discouraging
expressly; especially; taking the trouble (to do); intentionally; deliberately
to ask; to enquire; to inquire; to search; to look for; to look into
to be at a loss for words
tray; family; household; O-Bon; Bon Festival; gambler's den
force; vigor; influence; authority; impetus; momentum
words of praise; eulogy; compliment
(a) step; one step; level; stage; small degree; small amount
to shorten; to reduce; to crumple (fabric); to wrinkle; to make (one's body) smaller; to draw in (one's legs)
field of vision; visibility; view; visual field; (one's) ken