skin; body (in the context of intimate bodily contact); surface; grain (e.g. of wood); disposition; temperament
long, slender and well-proportioned; smooth, continuous (movement)
to try to ...; to be about to do ...; to decide to ...; to take as; to treat as; to use for; to suppose that (such) is the case
black; dark; blackish; suspicious; criminal; darkened and dirty; sooty
to be lifted up; to be hung up; to twitch upwards; to turn upward; to slant upward
sensation; feeling; tendency; propensity
thin; slender; fine; unlucky
small; little; slight; below average (in degree, amount, etc.); low (e.g. sound); soft (e.g. voice)
eye; eyeball; eyesight; sight; look; stare; notice
cheekbones; zygomatic bone; malar bone
high; tall; expensive; high-priced; high (level); above average (in degree, quality, etc.)
rather; better; instead; if anything
grassy field; grassland; meadow; grass-covered plain; savannah; prairie
(Russian) maritime provinces
near; close; close (in time); soon; close (relationship); friendly
(outward) looks; features; face; countenance; expression
colour; color; complexion; skin colour; look (on one's face); expression; appearance
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
somehow or other; for some reason or another; without knowing why
to wear (sword, decoration, etc.); to carry; to be entrusted (e.g. with a mission); to take on; to have a trace of; to be tinged with
name; given name; first name
system; lineage; ancestry; group (e.g. of colors) (colours); family (e.g. of languages); close (evolutionary) relationship
direction; way; side (of an argument, etc.); one's part; type; category; field (of study, etc.)
far away; far off; far; long ago; long before
and; besides; because; since; the thing is; for one thing
culture; civilization; civilisation; Bunka era (1804.2.11-1818.4.22)
where; what place; how much (long, far); what extent
nonexistent; not being (there); unowned; not had; unique; not; impossible
but then; although; though; reasonable; natural; just
here; this place; this point; here; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
three countries; Three Kingdoms (in China, 220 CE-280 CE); Three Kingdoms (in Korea, 57 BCE-668 CE); (arch.) Japan, China and India; (arch.) Japan, Korea and China
exchange (e.g. cultural); interchange; interaction; alternating current; AC
prosperous; flourishing; popular; widespread; active; lively
particularly; especially; in particular; expressly
interval; period of time; among; between; good opportunity; chance
mixture; intermixture; mixing up; contamination; creation of unorthodox words or phrases by combining terms of similar form or meaning
to advance; to go forward; to precede; to go ahead (of); to make progress; to improve; to deepen
brave warrior; hero; brave man
use of blue eyebrow pencil to indicate a character has shaved his cheeks (in kabuki)