blue; azure; green; pale (facial color); gray; unripe
cloth; fabric; material; bujian (spade-shaped bronze coin of ancient China)
one's body; one's person; oneself; one's appearance; one's place (in society, etc.); one's position
small build; small stature; petite; small pattern
woman; female; feminine gender
to appoint; to assign; to designate
skin; body (in the context of intimate bodily contact); surface; grain (e.g. of wood); disposition; temperament
to turn away (one's eyes, face, etc.); to avert; to displease; to annoy; to miss (the target, ball, etc.)
to be flustered; to be flurried; to stutter; to be at a loss
greeting; a fine thing to say
is it?; isn't it?; be; is
giving one's name; self-introduction; announcing one's name, rank, lineage, etc. (of a samurai on the battlefield); name given to male members of the nobility and samurai class upon coming of age; Japanese kanji reading used in names
non-achievement (of a goal); failing to achieve
(not) in any way; in no way; at all; terribly; awfully; hopelessly
foundation; base; basis; from the beginning; from the outset; by nature
useless; no future in it; doesn't make sense; having no point
upper level; upper grade; high rank; advanced level; senior level; upper class
servile; subservient; obsequious; slavish; self-abasing; grovelling
(not) in the least; (not) at all; (not) a bit
knowing; being aware (of); (an) acquaintance
storey; story; stairs; stage (in chronostratigraphy); counter for storeys and floors of a building
last (i.e. immediately preceding); previous; pre- (e.g. premodern); before; before; earlier
great distance; thousands of miles; (lit.) ten thousand ri
idea; notion; sense (e.g. of duty); resignation (to one's fate); acceptance; observation and contemplation
it's OK to ...; it's best to ...; it's alright to ...
stingy; mean; narrow-minded; petty; shabby; poor
(not) at all; completely; utterly; very; extremely
taking into consideration; making allowances (for); reserve; restraint; leniency
to drop in; to go see (someone); to come to hang out
toes; tips of the toes; toe of a shoe, sock, etc.
to reach; to touch; to be delivered; to arrive; to be attentive; to be scrupulous
to feel anxious; to feel nervous; fluttering down; trickling down (e.g. tears); hanging untidily (of hair); straggling
to get fed up with; to get sick of; to become disgusted with
benefactor; patron; person to whom one owes a great deal; person to whom one is (deeply) indebted
dignified; majestic; stately; lordly; commanding
falling down; lacking the energy to stand; collapsing
hand net; dip net; scoop net
Japan's best; number one in Japan
highest grade; finest quality; top class; superlative (degree)
haughty; arrogant; proud; stuck-up