mischief; prank; pastime; hobby; playing with (a lighter, etc.); fooling around with
to be found; to be discovered
attitude; manner; behaviour; attitude (towards an issue, etc.); position; stance
and; besides; because; since; the thing is; for one thing
it is not (like that) either
still more; to say nothing of; not to mention; still less
particularly; only; in the case of
to collect (debts); to dun; to appoint; to promote; to emphasize; to focus on
conclusion from reasoning, judgement or calculation based on something read or heard; reason; cause; meaning; circumstances; situation
older sister; elder sister
fruit; nut; seed; (in broth) pieces of meat, vegetable, etc.; content; substance
to finish; to stop; to close (a business, etc.); to close down; to put away; to put back
thing; object; one's things; possessions; things; something; quality
truth; reality; sincerity; honesty; content; substance
younger brother; little brother; brother-in-law (spouse's younger brother or younger sister's husband); (arch.) pupil; (arch.) apprentice
towards; against; regarding; in contrast with
neat and clean; tidy; trim
form; shape; figure; visage
molding; moulding; shaping; modelling (i.e. plastic arts); modeling
colour; color; complexion; skin colour; look (on one's face); expression; appearance
in terms of both ... and ...; from the perspective of ... as well as ...; whether it be ... or ...
standing figure; standing posture; dancing pose
to make good; to improve; to do often; to be kind to; to treat well
porcelain (esp. hard-paste porcelain); china; chinaware
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)
smooth (of a surface); glassy; smooth (of an action, proceedings, etc.); fluent (speech); continuously differentiable
somewhere; anywhere; in some respects
brittle; fragile; weak; tender-hearted; sentimental; easily moved
to be broken; to break; to fall through; to come to nothing
easy; likely to ...; have a tendency to ...; easy to ...
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)
undershirt (worn under a kimono); singlet
haori (Japanese formal coat)
to lay hands on; to touch; to care for; to look after; to make off with; to steal
as it is; as one likes; because; condition; state
cold (to the touch); chilly; icy; (emotionally) cold; coldhearted; unfeeling
all; everything; entirety; absolutely (not); (not) at all; (none) whatsoever
emotion; feeling; feelings; sentiment
to peek (through a keyhole, gap, etc.); to look down into (a ravine, etc.); to peek into (a shop, bookstore, etc.); to sneak a look at; to take a quick look at; to peep (through a telescope, microscope, etc.); to stick out (a scarf from a collar, etc.)
tone (of voice); manner of talking
as a matter of fact; by the way; to tell you the truth; to be honest; frankly
to repeat; to do something over again
to lessen; to decrease; to diminish
-ness; indicates assertion; come; come now