or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
to appear; to come in sight; to become visible; to be expressed (e.g. emotions); to become apparent (e.g. trends, effects)
perfect; complete; flawless
to cling to; to hold on to; to grapple; to set about doing; to begin; to take hold of
senior (at work or school); superior; elder; older graduate; progenitor; old-timer
oh!; good heavens!; ugh!; oh no!; ah!; the penny drops!
club activities; extracurricular activities
to exchange; to swap; to barter; to replace; to substitute
racket; paddle (in table-tennis)
to drop; to lose; to clean off (dirt, makeup, paint, etc.); to remove (e.g. stains or facial hair); to lose (a match); to reject (an applicant); to lower (e.g. shoulders or voice)
god of death; death deity; Death
direction; way; side (of an argument, etc.); one's part; type; category; field (of study, etc.)
very; extremely; terrible; horrid; remarkable; extraordinary
to look young; to seem young
repeatedly; frequently; over and over; exceedingly; sincerely; very much
discourtesy; impoliteness; excuse me; goodbye; to leave; to be rude
so-so; passable; now, now; my, my
to mind (negative nuance); to care about; to worry; to pay undue (amount of) attention to (something)
pardon; forgiveness; forbearance
plastic wrap; cling film; cling wrap; to wrap in plastic wrap
United Kingdom; Britain; Great Britain
clothing; costume; outfit; garment; dress
activity (esp. energetic); great efforts; conspicuous service; to flourish; to participate actively; to play an active role
little girl; maiden; young lady; (arch.) female between 17 and 20 years old (ritsuryo period)
pluralizing suffix (esp. for people and animals; formerly honorific)
mahjong parlour; mahjong parlor
furthermore; again; after all; more and more; moreover; even more
housework; domestic chores; family affairs; household matters
acting as agent; acting on (someone's) behalf; executing business for
service; help; discount; discounted item; free service; freebie; service
going around; orbiting; circling; circumference; girth; surroundings
to return to normal; to revert to the starting point; to go back to how it was
development; growth; development (of a situation, story, etc.); advancement; playing around; having an active sex life
force; vigor; influence; authority; impetus; momentum
to remain; to abide; to stay (in the one place); to be limited to; to be confined to; to only account for
arriving at the present; present-day; to arrive at the present day
to hang up (e.g. a coat, a picture on the wall); to let hang; to put on (e.g. a blanket); to put on top of; to put on (glasses, etc.); to wear (a necklace, etc.); to make (a call)
to make war (on); to wage war (against); to compete (against); to struggle (against adversities, etc.); to fight