to line up; to stand in a line; to rival; to match; to equal
stuffed toy; stuffed animal; plush toy; soft toy; cuddly toy
for two people's eyes to meet; catching someone's eye; making eye contact; meeting a person's gaze
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
strange; weird; wonder; mystery; cleverness; adroitness
soft; tender; gentle; mild; light (topic, book, etc.); informal
to memorize; to memorise; to learn; to pick up; to feel; to think
wallpaper; wallpaper; background image; desktop image
pattern; design; body build; figure; essential qualities; character
one by one; each; every; at intervals of
to change; to be transformed; to move to; to be different; to be uncommon
rearranging; remodeling; remodelling
bitter smile; wry smile; strained laugh; sarcastic laugh
to teach; to instruct; to tell; to inform; to preach
nevertheless; at any rate; even so; all things considered; be that as it may
(another's) daughter; young lady
consciousness; becoming aware (of); awareness; mano-vijnana (mental consciousness, cognizer of sensory information)
reality; actuality; hard fact
to incline toward; to slant; to go down (sun, moon); to sink; to decline; to wane
to address (someone); to accost a person; to talk (to someone); to begin to talk; to start a conversation
life; living; livelihood; (one's) living
endorsing and questioning the preceding statement; lamenting reflections on the preceding statement
estimate; guess; direction; bearings; registration mark (printing); approximately
to be attached; to be connected with; to remain imprinted; to scar; to bear (fruit, interest, etc.); to be acquired (of a habit, ability, etc.); to increase (of strength, etc.)
to work; to labor; to function; to operate; to commit (e.g. a crime); to perpetrate
feeling; sense; impression
that child; that kid; that boy; (arch.) you
year; age; years; past one's prime; old age
it is, isn't it?; I know, right?; innit?
face; visage; look; (facial) expression; honor (honour); face; influence
to transfer (to a different place, group, etc.); to change; to move to the next stage (of a plan, etc.); to divert (one's attention) to; to focus on (something different); to spend (time); to let (time) pass
simple; plain; uncomplicated; straightforward; simple-minded; naive
colour; color; complexion; skin colour; look (on one's face); expression; appearance
to float; to be suspended; to rise to the surface; to appear; to come to mind; to have inspiration
to show; to display; to make (something or someone) look ...; to present an appearance of ...; to make (something) worth watching; to be entertaining; to have (something) looked at (by a specialist)
what kind of; what sort of; what
relation; relationship; participation; involvement; influence; effect
to trick; to cheat; to deceive; to coax; to wheedle; to soothe
to be silent; to say nothing
to shake one's head (in disagreement); to disagree; to refuse; to say no; to turn down (a request)