sensual; voluptuous; sexy; arousing
assorted vegetables for sukiyaki (esp. green onion)
apartment building; apartment block; apartment house; apartment
to bend; to warp; to lose heart
to be resurrected; to be resuscitated; to be rehabilitated; to be recalled (e.g. memories); to be brought back
being very popular; being in great demand
coloring; colouring; color scheme; colour scheme; (touch of) colour; embellishment
(carrying) close to one's person; next to the skin
century; hundred years; (fig.) a long time
full house; no vacancy; sold out; standing room only; full (of people); crowded
to pull around; to drag around; to take around; to show around
turning over; flipping over; reply; response; marks written alongside characters in a classical Chinese text to indicate their ordering when read in Japanese; lapel
unfounded (e.g. rumour); groundless; baseless; completely untrue
gloomy (e.g. mood); depressing; irritating; troublesome; heavy (weather); cloudy
to make a mess of; to sacrifice; to waste
to smash; to break into pieces
unfaithfulness; infidelity; unchastity
the scruff or nape of the neck
to slap; to strike; to spank
to make something look better; to put into (good, better) shape; to put up a front; to pose; to pretend
unmanageable child; spoiled child (spoilt); spoiled brat
making frequent appearances; appearing often; appearing and disappearing
ball (for sport, games, etc.); kemari; type of football played by courtiers in ancient Japan
to place both hands on the ground (to express respect, apology or to present a request)
kagami mochi; New Year offering consisting of two mochi stacked on each other with a bitter orange on top, cut and eaten on January 11
to cover; to hide; to conceal; to wrap; to disguise
well known; well connected
disturbance of sleep; nuisance in the middle of the night
likability; favorability; popularity
steady; sound; reliable; solid
to be embarrassed; to lose face
to be born and raised (in); to be born and brought up; to be born and bred
not covered (by); not subject (to)
relationship of mutual trust; fiduciary relation
in an instant; instantly; in a moment; instantaneously; in the twinkling of an eye