cloth; fabric; dough; batter; inherent quality; one's true character; unglazed pottery
lovely; wonderful; nice; great; fantastic; superb
to be transparent; to be see-through; to be clear; to be clear (voice, sound)
beautiful; pretty; lovely; sweet; pure (heart, friendship, etc.)
to shine; to glow; to look attractive; to look nice; to be set off (by)
pattern; design; body build; figure; essential qualities; character
indicates emotion or admiration; indicates emphasis; I; me; wah!; boo!
this way; this direction; here; this (one); I; me
colour; color; complexion; skin colour; look (on one's face); expression; appearance
pretty; lovely; clean; clear; completely; entirely
which way; which direction; which one (esp. of two alternatives); who
in comparison to; rather than
from the standpoint of; as a matter of (e.g. fact); aboard (a ship or vehicle); on top of; first volume (e.g. book); superior quality; best
to be troubled; to have difficulty; to be bothered; to be inconvenienced; to be badly off; to be hard up
to tease; to make fun of; to poke fun at; to make a crack about; to chaff; to kid
face; visage; look; expression; honor; honour
red; crimson; Red; communist; (arch.) beautiful
indicates supposition; if ... then; when; (typically after someone's name) indicates exasperation
Vermilion Bird (god said to rule over the southern heavens); seven mansions (Chinese constellations) of the southern heavens
older sister; lass; young lady
to sleep; to die; to rest (in peace); to lie idle (e.g. of resources); to lie unused; (arch.) to close one's eyes
(not) anything; (nothing) at all; and everything else; and all; (not) at all; (not) in the least
ill-bred; poorly brought up
skillful; skilful; adroit; clever; shrewd; ingenious
only; just; merely; as much as; to the extent of; enough to
to mind (negative nuance); to care about; to worry; to pay undue (amount of) attention to (something)
to comfort; to console; to amuse
(not) particularly; (not) especially; (not) specially; separately; apart; additionally
to; for; from the standpoint of; as far as ... is concerned
necessary; needed; essential; necessity; need; requirement
person; someone; human beings; mankind; human (Homo sapiens); (other) people; others
to live; to get along; to spend (time)
good; advantage; sake; purpose; consequence; result
important; significant; precious; valuable; careful
to finish; to end; to merely result in something less severe than expected; to feel at ease; to feel unease or guilt for troubling someone; to be sorry
if; in case; as for; on the topic of; if that's the case; if so
to cross over (e.g. mountain); to go across; to get over (e.g. hardship); to pass time (e.g. a winter); to surpass; to be better than; to move house
father (esp. used in samurai families prior to the Meiji period)
flight from one's country; seeking asylum; defection; emigration (for political reasons); (going into) exile; becoming a (political) refugee