beautiful face; good looks; beauty
abruptly; suddenly; all of a sudden; without warning
to turn; to revolve; to visit several places; to function well; to pass a certain time
event; affair; incident; case; plot; trouble
encounter; being confronted with (e.g. difficulty); meeting with (e.g. accident)
after (a long process); at the end of; last line (of a renga)
before one knows it; without realizing; unawares; unnoticed
called; named; as many as; as much as; all ...; every single ...
name; title; appellation; (under the) pretext (of); pretense
to change into; to convert into; to transform; to be reduced; to influence; to improve (someone)
in the first place; to begin with; after all; anyway; beginning; start
any- (e.g. anything, anywhere, anyone); -ever (e.g. whatever, wherever, whenever); even (if it's just ...); at least; either ... or ...
study; diligence; discount; reduction
far from; anything but; not at all; let alone; to say nothing of; not to mention
skillful; skilled; proficient; flattery
polish; improvement; burnishing
denotes uncertainty; such things as A and B; A and B and so on; A and B and the like
method; process; manner; way; means; technique
to arrive at; to reach; to sit on; to sit at (e.g. the table)
to eat; to live on (e.g. a salary); to live off; to subsist on
to spill; to drop; to grumble; to complain; to let one's feelings show
pretty; lovely; clean; clear; completely; entirely
stain; spot; smudge; spot (on one's skin, e.g. chloasma, liver spot); blemish; discoloration
leaving out; omitting; skipping; (beating) in succession; in a row
technology; engineering; technique; skill; art; craft
just one person; only one
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
business; task; use; purpose; for the use of ...; used for ...
to turn one's hand to; to reach out one's hand; to get involved in; to make a move on; to strike; to beat
territory; domain; dominion; possession; sphere of action
cooking; cookery; cuisine; dealing with something; handling; administration
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.)
everything; all; the whole; entirely; completely; wholly
housework; domestic chores; family affairs; household matters
just (now); quite (near); unintentionally; subconsciously
when; at what time; how soon; normal times; ordinary days
being adopted into the family of one's bride
right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?