dark-red pigment; rouge; dark red; deep red; cochineal
halfway; half measures; unfinished; incomplete; by halves; half-baked
near one's knee; (by) one's side; (at) one's hand; place under the protection (of one's parents, etc.); (under) the care (of); territory of a powerful person
plain; simple; reserved (behaviour, attitude, etc.); modest; quite; a (little) bit
check; plaid; checking; monitoring; check (banking); cheque
designation; specification; assignment; appointment; pointing at
perhaps; likely; probably; I dare say
elegant; refined; polished; high-quality goods; first-class article
image (in one's mind); impression; (computer) image; depiction (e.g. of a product); rendition
hands and feet; limbs; person at one's beck and call; person at hand; reliable worker
to wear (in modern Japanese, from the shoulders down); to put on; to bear (guilt, etc.)
to be seen; to be in sight; to look; to seem; to come
wish; desire; hope; prospect; expectation; (one's) hopes
that's the way it is; yes; is that so?; is it?
wicket gate; wooden door; entrance to an entertainment venue (i.e. sumo arena, etc.)
house (e.g. of Tokugawa); family
senior high school; high school
physical education; PE; gym (class)
ancient Japanese martial arts
person holding a dan rank; black belt (martial arts); dan player (go, shogi)
dojo; hall used for martial arts training; manda (place of Buddhist practice or meditation, esp. the place under the bodhi tree where Buddha attained enlightenment)
to teach; to instruct; to tell; to inform; to preach
by nature; from the very beginning; through and through; absolutely (not); (not) at all
sports-minded; sports-oriented
two persons; two people; pair; couple
firstborn; first child; eldest child
to fix upon (one-sidedly); to (ignore somebody's position and) arbitrarily decide something is the case; to scold; to take (a person) to task
name; given name; first name
as soon as...; just after...; immediately after...; hurriedly; in haste; quickly
preparation; arrangements; provision; getting ready; laying out (e.g. a meal)
once; one time; temporarily; for a moment; one degree; one tone