cosmetics; beauty products; toiletries; makeup
chair; seat; stool; post; position; seat
person being waited for; person who waits
originally; primarily; essentially; intrinsically; proper; rightful
well aware of; know thoroughly; being familiar with (and thus feeling no need for restraint)
for some reason or other; somehow; whatsitsname; what-you-call-it; and so on; and you know the rest
nevertheless; at any rate; even so; all things considered; be that as it may
stuffed toy; stuffed animal; plush toy; soft toy; cuddly toy
to be too numerous; to be too much
to that extent; to that degree; so much; so
disliking; not wanting; unpleasant; disagreeable; no!; quit it!
eh?; what?; yes; that's correct; used for soft emphasis or to soften a statement or request; (arch.) strengthens a question, assertion, etc.
boom; bang; wham; Oh my God!; What a shock!
killing time; keeping oneself occupied; time killer; wasting time; waste of time
imitative sound (in film, theatre, etc.); sound effect
in the same way; like; likewise; similarly
to comfort; to console; to amuse
the other day; lately; recently; meanwhile; in the meantime
to buy; to purchase; to value (highly); to think highly of; to incur (someone's anger, displeasure, etc.); to elicit (e.g. sneers)
counter for small animals; counter for rolls of cloth (two han in size); (arch.) counter for horses; roll of cloth
was it?; I think it was ...; if I've got it right; (I, we) used to ...; I remember ...; it was ...
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
shape; form; appearance; style; state; situation
cotton plant (Gossypium spp.); batting; wadding; padding
to heal; to cure; to satisfy (e.g. hunger, thirst); to alleviate (e.g. sorrow, fatigue)
story; tale; talk; discussion
leaving out; omitting; skipping; (beating) in succession; in a row
absolutely; definitely; absolute; unconditional; absoluteness
to be decided; to be settled; to be unchanging; to be the same (as always); to be a fixed rule; to be destined; to be well executed (of a manoeuvre in a sport, game, etc.)
head (of a household, etc.); leader; owner; proprietor; subject (of a rumour, etc.); doer (of a deed); guardian spirit (e.g. long-resident beast, usu. with mystical powers)
already; now; by this time; quick; early; fast
elaborate; delicate; exquisite
artificial product; man-made product; fiction; made-up story; decoration (e.g. for a festival); theatrical prop (esp. a large prop in noh or kyogen, e.g. tree, well, boat)
beauty of form (oft. used of nature); beauty of a sculpted shape
skin; body (in the context of intimate bodily contact); surface; grain (e.g. of wood); disposition; temperament
quiver; quaver; flutter; statistical fluctuation
to spur (on); to expedite; to encourage
silk thread; silk yarn; corn silk
impossible; unthinkable; unbelievable; ridiculous
glamorous; charming; fascinatingly elegant; lovely; gorgeous; beguiling
to have two things (at the same time) (e.g. good and bad points); to also have something (in addition to something else)
to make; to produce; to prepare (food); to brew (alcohol); to raise; to grow; to till
masterpiece; masterwork; crowning work; one's magnum opus; work of the highest quality