living flesh; flesh and blood; physical body of Buddha or a bodhisattva
human being; human; person; character (of a person)
hand; arm; forepaw; foreleg; handle; hand; worker
the northeastern (unlucky) direction; person or thing to be avoided; (lit.) the demon's gate; weak point; Achilles' heel
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
to decide to; to pretend that; to make a practice of doing; to make it a rule to
today; this day; these days; recently; nowadays
image change; changing one's image; makeover
funny; amusing; strange; odd; improper; unsuitable
unthinkable; unexpected; absolutely not!; far from it!; (it was) no bother at all; not at all
(another's) daughter; young lady (of pampered upbringing); woman who has never known hardship; naive woman
-like; sort of; similar to; resembling
contents; interior; substance; content; (sword) blade
simple; easy; uncomplicated; brief; quick; light
to change; to be transformed; to move to; to be different; to be uncommon
glasses; eyeglasses; spectacles; judgment; judgement; discrimination
to stop (an activity); to cease; to discontinue; to cancel; to abandon; to give up
to hang up (e.g. a coat, a picture on the wall); to let hang; to put on (e.g. a blanket); to put on top of; to put on (glasses, etc.); to wear (a necklace, etc.); to make (a call)
it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that
well then ...; in that situation; in which case
until now; so far; up to the present
glasses for show; fashionable eyeglasses worn for appearance's sake; glasses with no lenses or 'window glass' lenses
farsightedness; far-sightedness; hyperopia; hypermetropia; long-sightedness
small quantity; little; little while; short distance
is that so? (generally rhetorical)
as a matter of fact; by the way; to tell you the truth; to be honest; frankly
secret; private; surreptitious
fan; enthusiast; lover (of); fan (e.g. electric)
direction; way; side (of an argument, etc.); one's part; type; category; field (of study, etc.)
cute; adorable; dear; precious; innocent; childlike
changing one's attitude; turning over a new leaf; getting a fresh start
come; come now; well; who knows; well now; let's see
to go; to move (in a direction or towards a specific location); to proceed; to take place; to pass through; to come and go; to walk
to part (usu. of people); to part from; to separate (of a couple); to break up; to lose (e.g. one's mother); to be bereaved
class (of students); group (of people); party; lot; bunch; crime family; organized-crime syndicate
indicates a question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm; huh; very
but; however; even; however; no matter how; ... or something; either ... or ...
together; at the same time; same; identical
perhaps; possibly; maybe; if; in case; in the event that
scholarly ability; scholarship; knowledge; literary ability
distinction; difference; separate; different; exception; exclusion
although I say; although one might say; although called
feng (male Chinese firebird)