pomade; balm; perfumed oil
(arch.) to rub into; to train for; to prepare for
shameful; disgraceful; indecent; unseemly; unbecoming; improper
to take shape; to look good enough to be shown publicly
to do up (hair); to dress; to arrange; to tie; to bind; to fasten
now; soon; already; yet; further; more
busy; occupied; hectic; restless; hurried; fidgety
to pester someone (e.g. to buy something)
middle; halfway; half (of); one half; half (e.g. done, jokingly); partly
to drag along; to pull; to force someone along; to prolong; to drag out; to influence strongly
to raise; to bring to (someone's attention); to appeal to (reason, emotions, etc.); to work on (one's emotions); to complain; to sue (a person)
request; favour (to ask); wish; please
in front (of); before (e.g. a building); before; earlier; (the) front; frontal part; forward
to have a talk; to tell a story
condition; term; requirement; qualification; prerequisite
futility; waste; uselessness; pointlessness; idleness
to lend an ear to; to listen to
substitution; material; price; margin (e.g. for stapling, etc.); area required for something; (arch.) shiro (unit of land area equal to one-fiftieth of a tan; approx. 19.83 m.sq.)
to do (a person) good; to bring profit
to be frugal; to be sparing; to value; to hold dear; to regret (e.g. a loss); to feel sorry (for)
house where one was born; one's parents' house
centre; center; pivot; central nervous system
missing (of a person); lost; unaccounted for; whereabouts unknown
grasp; catch; understanding
detailed; full; minute; knowing very well; knowledgeable (about); well-acquainted (with)
name; given name; title; fame; renown; pretext
abduction; kidnapping; kidnaping
assistance; help; aid; support; reinforcement
to entangle; to entwine; to pick a quarrel; to find fault; to be involved with; to be influenced by
matter (to discuss); item (on the agenda); issue; (court) case
to guess; to sense; to presume; to sympathize with; to sympathise with
immediately; right away; at once; instantly
large amount of money; great cost
to wind; to coil; to envelope; to shroud; to outflank; to skirt
with trouble; at great pains; rare; valuable; kind; generous
before one's own eyes; from under one's very nose; without doing anything; without resistance; helplessly; negligently
to miss (e.g. a chance); to lose; to set free; to let go; to fail to ...
place; location; room; space; basho; wrestling tournament
popular use; circulation; to pass as; to pass for
at this juncture; after all this time; at this stage; now