potato (Solanum tuberosum)
pure; innocent; pure; unmixed; long kimono made from the same plain-coloured cloth
to help; to assist; to aid; to contribute to; to be a factor in
heh heh heh; tee-hee; giggle
skin; hide; rind; peel; shell; sheath
to peel; to skin; to pare; to bare (teeth, fangs); to open wide (eyes)
dramatic turn-around; major reversal; great comeback; game changer
natural; reasonable; obvious; usual; common; ordinary
rear vassal; daimyo's retainer
legal wife; lawful wife; first wife (in polygamous relationship)
existing (at the present moment); alright; acceptable; to be (usu. of inanimate objects); to have
clearly; distinctly; vividly
cart-horse; work-horse; doing something wholeheartedly; doing with one's undivided attention
like; similar to; as with; in the same way
colouring; coloring; sex appeal (esp. of women); sexiness; interest in the opposite sex; sexual feelings; charm
large-scale operation; large-scale campaign; major mission
putting into operation; invocation
to sing; to sing of (love, beauty, etc.) in a poem; to express in the form of a poem; to recite (a poem)
to be able to do; to be possible; to be good at; to do well; to come into existence; to form; to be made
only; merely; nothing but; no more than
clothing; costume; outfit; garment; dress
such; this sort of; like this
hungrily; voraciously; ravenously; greedily; avariciously; eagerly
bad; wrong; must not (do, be); should not; useless; no good; hopeless
sometime; someday; one day; some time or other; the other day; in due course
school (of painting, ikebana, etc.)
then; and (then); in that case; if so
at last; finally; barely; narrowly; just
completion; perfection; accomplishment
to hide; to conceal oneself; to disappear (behind); to be hidden (by); to live in seclusion; to retire (from the world)
almost; nearly; hardly; barely; large majority; large proportion
string; cord; leash; man who is financially dependent on a woman; gigolo; restrictions; conditions
(written) invitation; letter of invitation
meal (e.g. lunch, dinner); diet
creative cookery; creative cuisine
course; route; course (of study); program; lane (in running, swimming, etc.); course (of action); policy
to one's heart's content; as much as one likes; without reserve; freely; to the full
red sea bream (Pagrus major); Japanese sea bream; red tai; porgy
date (with someone); (social) outing (for two); date night; date (day)