looking like a ...; acting as if a ...
center; centre; middle; -centered; -centred; -focused
to buy; to purchase; to value; to have a high opinion; to stir; to provoke
prize money; monetary award; reward
to be of help; to be useful; to go toward
popularity; public favor; condition (e.g. market); tone; character
yellow; high-pitched (voice); shrill
electricity; (electric) light
mouse; rat; dark gray; dark grey; slate (color, colour)
box; case; car (of a train, etc.); shamisen case; shamisen; public building; community building
soft; software; soft hat; felt hat; soft serve ice cream; softball
designation; specification; assignment; appointment; pointing at
hostel; dormitory; (arch.) bureau (government department beneath a ministry under the ritsuryo system); (arch.) tea-ceremony room; (arch.) villa
above anything else; above all; more than anything; best; greatest; excellent
fixtures; furnishings; equipment
this, that and the other; this and that
(I) will; (I) shall; let's; (I) wonder (if); might it be (that); hey
a-ha-ha (laughing loudly)
to shut oneself in (e.g. one's room); to be confined in; to be filled with (emotion, enthusiasm, etc.); to fill the room (of a gas, smell, etc.); to be heavy with (e.g. smoke); to be muffled (e.g. voice); to hold (a castle, fortress, etc.)
order (for an item); request; demand; condition
youth; springtime of life; adolescent
in succession; one by one
princess; daughter of a nobleman
tune; tone; vein; mood; condition; state of health
in terms of both ... and ...; from the perspective of ... as well as ...; whether it be ... or ...
though; notwithstanding; although
road; path; route; way; distance; journey; road (e.g. to victory)
dimly; faintly; absentmindedly; vacantly; idly; aimlessly
to finger; to touch; to make changes to; to tinker with; to dabble in; to do as a hobby
dull (e.g. a knife); blunt; thickheaded; obtuse; dull (sound, color, etc.); dim (light)
to shine; to glitter; to be bright
being together; going together; matching (clothing); going together
to avoid (physical contact with); to avoid (situation); to ward off; to avert; to put aside; to move out of the way
to drag along; to pull; to force someone along; to prolong; to drag out; to influence strongly
time; season; period; phase; stage