to take; to pick up; to pass; to hand; to get; to obtain; to adopt (a method, proposal, etc.)
arm; skill; efforts; ability
till; to; concerning (an area of expertise); swearing by (one's sword, God, etc.)
to seize; to catch; to obtain; to acquire; to understand; to grasp
to turn one's head; to look over one's shoulder; to turn around; to think back (on); to reminisce; to look back (on)
soft and elastic; flexible; pliant
shuddering; shivering; trembling; being horrified; being disgusted
pleasant; agreeable; comfortable; refreshing
within the prefecture (of Kyoto or Osaka); (arch.) within the town limits of Edo
house; residence; family; household; lineage; family name
effect; effectiveness; efficacy; effects (e.g. sound effects, visual effects, special effects)
satisfaction; contentment; sufficient; satisfactory; satisfying (an equation)
on a routine basis; regularly; habitually
to get accustomed to using
thin; pale; light; watery; thin; weak (taste, etc.); little (affection, etc.) not much (of a presence)
to daub; to brush; to touch up
so; like this; in this way
deep (colour); dark; strong (flavour, smell, etc.); thick (consistency); dense; strong (possibility, etc.)
there is no need to ...; never happens; there is never a time when
to get on (train, plane, bus, ship, etc.); to get in; to get on (e.g. a footstool); to step on; to reach; to go over; to follow
even if I say so myself; for me (to do such a thing)
to a surprising degree; to a remarkable extent; surprisingly; astonishingly; amazingly; alarmingly
to suit; to match; to become; to be like
pure white; blank (e.g. mind, paper)
habutai; habutae; fine Japanese silk
underwear; undergarment; underclothes; lingerie
collar; lapel; neckband; nape of the neck; scruff of the neck
breast; chest; pit of the stomach; solar plexus; epigastrium
texture (e.g. skin, fabric); grain (e.g. wood); detail
small; fine; detailed; stingy
skin; body (in the context of intimate bodily contact); surface; grain (e.g. of wood); disposition; temperament
to be infected; to be contagious
being startled; getting a shock
head; hair (on one's head); mind; brains; leader; chief; top
purple; violet; Lithospermum erythrorhizon (species of gromwell); type of soy sauce
piece; slice; cloth; sharpness; agility; counter for scraps, pieces, etc.
ear; hearing; edge; crust; selvedge (non-fray machined edge of fabrics); selvage
above; up; top; summit; surface; before; previous
left and right; right and left; (asserting) control; influence; one's attendants; people accompanying one
to hang; to droop; to give (e.g. lesson, instruction, scolding) (to someone of lower status); to confer; to drip; to ooze; to leave behind (at death)
to cut; to cut through; to sever (connections, ties); to turn off (e.g. the light); to terminate (e.g. a conversation); to hang up (the phone); to punch (a ticket)
man (esp. one who is well-respected); samurai; person (in a certain profession, esp. licensed); member
quite; entirely; completely; as if; as though; just like