to receive; to get; to catch (e.g. a ball); to be struck by (wind, waves, sunlight, etc.); to sustain (damage); to incur (a loss); to undergo (e.g. surgery)
first (of all); firstly; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
(what) the heck; (why) in the world; one object; one body; one form; one style
somehow; how; in what way; why; what kind of
to become overgrown; to grow thick; to spread; to run rampant; to thrive
riddle; puzzle; enigma; enigmatic; mysterious
rumor; rumour; gossip; report
beach seine; long-haul seine; dragnet
collection; recovery; withdrawal; retrieval
to pass through; to pass by; to pass (of time); to elapse; to have expired; to have ended; to exceed
high; tall; expensive; high-priced; high (level); above average (in degree, quality, etc.)
important; momentous; essential; principal; major
to order; to command; to appoint
for two people's eyes to meet; catching someone's eye; making eye contact; meeting a person's gaze
young; youthful; immature; green; low (number); small
beautiful; pretty; lovely; sweet; pure (heart, friendship, etc.)
quite; entirely; completely; as if; as though; just like
fascinating; voluptuous; bewitching; captivating
flower; blossom; cherry blossom; beauty; blooming (esp. of cherry blossoms); ikebana; hanafuda
by means of; due to; because of; according to
colour; color; complexion; skin colour; look (on one's face); expression; appearance
to change; to alter; to transform; to reform; to revise; to amend
ball; sphere; bead (of sweat, dew, etc.); drop; ball (in sports); pile (of noodles, etc.); bullet
also; too; not ... either; (it's not possible) no matter what; although one might wish otherwise
to feel right; to sit well with one; to be happy about; to suit to a T; to fit well together
thin or light silk; sheer silk; veil (mystery)
counter for flat objects (e.g. sheets of paper); (arch.) counter for positions or roles; (arch.) counter for food portions (now only gyōza and soba); counter for ranking level
to pile up; to heap up; to stack up; to repeat many times over; to go through repeatedly; to accumulate
body; torso; trunk; build; physique; health
to put on; to wear; to be clad in; to twine around; to twist around; to coil around
lower back; waist; hips; body (of hair, noodle, paper, etc.); resilience; spring
deep red; crimson; rouge; lipstick
cloth; bujian (spade-shaped bronze coin of ancient China)
obi; kimono sash; paper wrapper on books, CDs, etc.; band; belt; cingulum
loose; lenient; lax; gentle (curve, slope, etc.); slow; weak; soft
to wind; to coil; to envelope; to shroud; to outflank; to skirt
naked; bare; uncovered; frank; open; blunt