to paint; to spread; to plaster; to apply (cream, lotion); to smear; to lacquer
performer (usu. in a boy band or girl group) with an image cultivated to foster a dedicated fan following; Japanese idol; (cultural) icon; idol; idol (object of worship); image
resolution of an incident; solution to a (criminal) case
point; tip; head (of a line); front; first; before; (the way) ahead
single-pronged vajra; tokko; dokko; cloth of a tokko pattern
guard; security guard; security officer
to go by; to go past; to run (between; of a rail service, bus route, etc.); to operate (between); to go indoors; to go into a room; to penetrate
to knit; to plait; to braid; to compile (anthology, dictionary, etc.); to edit
what the?; what's going on?; what's this?
preservation; retainment; keeping
odd; strange; queer; peculiar
of all (things, people, places, days, etc.)
sultry; sweltering; stuffy; uncomfortably hot-looking (clothing, etc.); stuffy-looking
mole; lentigo; beauty mark; beauty spot
substitute (actor); stand-in; fill-in; understudy; double
defense; defence; guard; policing; security
thin (of an object); pale; light; watery; thin; weak (taste, etc.); little (affection, etc.)
road; path; route; way; distance; journey; road (e.g. to victory)
to lay the blame on; to put the fault on
to pass (e.g. car); to overtake; to surpass; to outstrip; to get ahead of
tsk tsk; oh-oh; huh; what's that?
one tenth; one hundredth; one percent; one tenth of a sun; one quarter ryō (an old coin)
hey!; c'mon!; pushy; overbearing; self-assured
to catch up (with); to draw level; to pull even; to be compensated; to make up for one's losses
to miss; to overlook; to let pass (a matter); to overlook (e.g. a wrongdoing); to pass up (e.g. an opportunity); to let (a good ball) go by
to shake off; to shake free from; to swing completely (bat, club, etc.); to take a full swing; to break off from (pursuer); to pull away
lucky; nice!; score!; bingo!
bad condition; poor condition; disorder; failure; rupture; breakdown (e.g. of negotiations)
tender; kind; gentle; graceful; affectionate; amiable
on purpose; deliberately; intentionally
swing; shake; appearance; behaviour; pretence; pretense; (a customer) coming to restaurant, ryokan, etc. without a reservation or introduction
to take back; to get back; to regain; to recover; to restore; to recoup
once again; yet again; (there you go) again
to get back; to regain; to recover; to make up (for); to catch up on