explanation; excuse; clarification; vindication; apology
comparatively; relatively; fairly; rather; pretty; unexpectedly
irresponsible; perfunctory; lukewarm; half-baked; (already) enough; considerably
force; strength; capability; ability; efficacy; effect; effort
to push (something) against
tenugui; (hand) towel (usu. thin cotton cloth)
gap; opening; spare moment; interval; unguarded moment; carelessness
person; character; one's character; one's personality; able person; talented person
to shift one's attention to; to shift one's focus on
to tease; to make fun of; to poke fun at; to make a crack about; to chaff; to kid
malicious; ill-tempered; unkind; mean; nasty
chestnut-color; chestnut-colour
young (usu. of a woman); blooming; in the prime of youth; with a charm appropriate to one's age
child's face; childlike face; boyish face; baby face
indicates word or phrase being defined; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); with; (not) as much as; (not) so much as; the fact that
expression; representation; description; representation (of a group)
tightly; closely; exactly; precisely; suddenly (stopping); perfectly (suited)
to fit; to get into; to be fit for (a job, etc.); to be suited for; to fall into; to plunge into
comfortable; easy; calm; loose; spacious
clothes (esp. Western clothes); clothing; dress; counter for doses of medicine, gulps of tea, puffs of a cigarette, etc.
the more ... the more ...; as; (arch.) while; (arch.) during; (arch.) because; (arch.) since
stout; corpulent; plump; voluptuous
bust (measurement); breasts; bosom; bust (sculpture); half-length portrait
charm; fascination; glamour; glamor; attraction; appeal
to overflow; to brim over; to flood
fragment; broken piece; chip; ounce (of truth, conscience, etc.); trace; shred
that way; that direction; there; that (one); you; your family
to turn toward; to look (up, down, etc.); to face (e.g. east) (of a building, window, etc.); to look out on; to point (of an arrow, compass needle, etc.); to be suited to
head; hair (on one's head); mind; brains; leader; chief; top
wolf (Canis lupus); wolf in sheep's clothing; womanizer
in tufts; tufty; bushy; thick; luxuriant
coat (of hair or fur); lie of (dog's) hair; type; sort; lineage; breeding
tail (of an animal); tail end; tip
to be lucky; to be in luck; to be attached; to have; to be included
something; some; somehow; for some reason; (so) what (are you trying to say)?; what (do you mean)?
people; race; nation; ethnic group; ethnos
funny; amusing; strange; odd; wrong; unsuitable
woman; lady; adult female
skillful; skilful; delicious; tasty; good (deal, idea, etc.); profitable
instead of; in place of; as a substitute for; in exchange for; in return for; to make up for
please; if you would; somehow or other; one way or another; whether (or not); if
benefactor; patron; person to whom one owes a great deal; person to whom one is (deeply) indebted
remainder; remnant; (not) very; (not) much; too much; excessively; extreme
to receive; to get; to eat; to drink; to be crowned with; to wear (on one's head)