form; shape; state; condition; letter; correspondence
sweet-tasting; sweet; fragrant (smelling); sweet (music); lightly salted; light in salt; naive
useless object; deadwood; white elephant; boondoggle
virile; tough; masculine; intense
opposite; reverse; contrary
being extremely fond of; having a weakness for; having no eye for; being a poor judge of; having no chance (of succeeding)
any; anything; whatever; I am told; I hear; I understand
unnatural; affected; studied; forced
clearing one's throat; cough
shyness; bashfulness; shame
to dye; to colour; to color
particle used to indicate the speaker's hope, desire, wish, etc. (e.g. "it would be nice if ...", "I wish there were ...", etc.); emphatic particle; particle adding uncertainty
standing; reserve; always having ready
to become speechless; to be at a loss for words
complexion; one's colour; one's color; countenance; expression; one's face
confectionery; sweets; candy; cake
definitely; absolutely; absolute; unconditional; absoluteness
sharpshooting; shooting; sniping; setting a goal and carrying it out
very likely; very probable
focus (of a lens); focal point; point (of a discussion, e.g. on-point, off-point)
grasp; catch; understanding
hey!; wait a minute!; whoa!; boohoo; waaaa
greeting; a fine thing to say
Chris; Kris; Kriss; Kurisu
quick-wittedness; having tact; being sensible
direct control; direct supervision
dignity; eminent; high ranking; high-order (digit, bit, etc.)
concerning; regarding; per (e.g. 100 yen per person); for every
marked; pronounced; showing a strong tendency (towards)
to be descended from; to inherit (a disposition, etc.) from one's ancestors
noted family; noble family; prestigious school, organization, business, etc.
house (e.g. of Tokugawa); family
lineage; stock; descent; strain; blood relationship
one cause; one reason; one factor
lineage; pedigree; family line; birth
to look after; to take care (of); to favor; to gaze at; to stare at; to set one's eyes on
lower grade; low class; junior (officer)
working one's way up; self-made person; veteran
bottom-up approach to management; on-the-spot decision-making; hands-on approach (policy, etc.)
making light of; thinking little of; slighting; belittling; dismissing; contempt
to have a tendency to; to be liable to; to have a touch of; to have a smack of