to be popular; to come into fashion; to be prevalent; to spread widely (e.g. disease); to flourish; to thrive
liking; taste; fancy; wish; desire; choice
to tie; to fasten; to wear (necktie, belt); to put on; to total; to sum; to be strict with
soft; tender; gentle; mild; light (topic, book, etc.); informal
painful; sore; cringy; embarrassing
impassioned speech; fervent speech
three flat objects (sheets of paper, pieces of cloth, etc.); cutting a fish into two boneless fillets and a piece with the skeleton
substitute; replacement; stand-in; proxy; compensation; exchange
to hold (in one's hand); to take (into one's hand); to own; to obtain
to harden; to solidify; to become firm; to become certain; to gather (together); to assemble
estimate (of costs); budget
relation; relationship; participation; involvement; influence; effect
to abate; to decrease; to diminish; to shorten
to stop (an activity); to cease; to discontinue; to cancel; to abandon; to give up
I wonder; do you think?; I might; some kind; some stage; somehow
each time; every time; thank you for your continued patronage; thank you for your support; hello; I'm coming in
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
tenugui; (hand) towel (usu. thin cotton cloth)
two sheets (of paper or other flat objects)
bamboo (any grass of subfamily Bambusoideae); middle (of a three-tier ranking system)
wicker basket; wickerwork basket
liking; being fond of; liking (romantically); being in love with; faddism; eccentricity
please; kindly; by all means; certainly; here you are; to give
basket (shopping, etc.); hamper; cage
safe (e.g. choice); secure; innocuous; acceptable; passable; satisfactory
(I) will; (I) shall; let's; (I) wonder (if); might it be (that)
to become stiff (of muscles); to get absorbed in; to develop a passion for; to be elaborate; to be intricate
surplus; margin; leeway; composure; placidity; complacency
something like that; sort of like that; similar to that; in that vein
to that extent; to that degree; so much; so
ecstatically; spellbound; with rapt attention; abstractedly; absentmindedly; absorbedly
nobility; aristocracy; peerage
aroma; fragrance; scent; smell
by the way; in this connection; incidentally; in passing
unexpected; unforeseen; strange
to retreat; to back off; to draw back; to step back; to shrink away
trouble; bother; annoyance; to be troubled (by); to be bothered (by); to be inconvenienced (by)
straight (from one place to another); going right onto; on the way; simultaneously; incidentally; directly
now (while the time is ripe); while one still can
that day; the very same day
to finish; to get through with; to graduate; to come to an end; to end; to finish doing ...