half; biracial person (esp. half-Japanese); person of mixed parentage
so-so; passable; now, now; my, my
is not; am not; are not; isn't it?
honorific/polite/humble prefix
two persons; two people; pair; couple
Mr.; Mrs.; Miss; politeness marker
acquaintance; making someone's acquaintance
mark; sign; symbol; emblem; badge; crest
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
(another's) daughter; young lady (of pampered upbringing); woman who has never known hardship; naive woman
to give; to offer; to lift up; to hold up; to raise
with the exception of; excepting; excluding
to be helpful; to be useful
-ness; indicates assertion; come; come now
to notice; to recognize; to recognise; to become aware of; to perceive; to realize
at once; immediately; without delay; promptly
to like; to be pleased with; to be delighted with; to take a liking to; to suit one's fancy
particularly; especially; in particular; expressly
very hard; with utmost effort; as hard as one can; with all one's might; for dear life; eagerly
to make a pass at; to hit on; to call out to (in an attempt to seduce)
for a moment; for a minute; for a while; for some time; for the time being; for now
to be finished; to be completed; to be done
black; dark; blackish; suspicious; criminal; darkened and dirty; sooty
cat (esp. the domestic cat, Felis catus); shamisen; geisha; wheelbarrow; clay bed-warmer; bottom; submissive partner of a homosexual relationship
horizontal (as opposed to vertical); lying down; side-to-side (as opposed to front-to-back); width; side (of a box, etc.); beside
to throw; to hurl; to give up; to abandon; to cast (a glance, shadow, doubt, etc.)
beckoning cat; figure of a cat with one paw raised (usu. white porcelain)
to behave like a spoiled child; to fawn on; to take advantage of; to presume upon (e.g. another's benevolence); to depend on
to contain; to comprise; to hold in the mouth; to bear in mind; to understand; to express (emotion, etc.)
to laugh; to smile; to sneer; to ridicule; to be dumbfounded; to be flabbergasted
screen (of a TV, computer, etc.); image (on a screen); picture; surface of a painting (picture, drawing, etc.)
another (person); the other person; one more (person)
pure white; blank (e.g. mind, paper)
feather; plume; wing; shuttlecock (in badminton)
to grow; to cultivate; to wear a beard
to float in the air; to be unfinished; to be unsettled; to be undecided
one's line of sight; one's gaze; one's eyes (looking); glance; gaze; look
sad; miserable; unhappy; sad; lamentable; deplorable
profile; face in profile; face seen from the side; (personal) profile; (biographical) sketch; outline (of someone's life)
for the first time; only after ... is it ...; only when ... do you ...; first time; (one's) first