performer (usu. in a boy band or girl group) with an image cultivated to foster a dedicated fan following; Japanese idol; (cultural) icon; idol; idol (object of worship); image
small build; small stature; petite; small pattern
hot water; hot bath; hot spring; molten iron
to wind; to coil; to envelope; to shroud; to outflank; to skirt
lightly (floating); buoyantly; puffing (on a pipe, cigarette, etc.); tooting (a trumpet, horn, etc.); blowing (a flute, whistle)
melon (esp. a muskmelon, Cucumis melo)
being lost for words; becoming speechless; jueju (Chinese quatrain with lines of either five or seven syllables)
to overwhelm (e.g. an opponent); to overpower; to overwhelm (someone with emotion); to move; to intimidate; to frighten
hair pin; hairclip; hairgrip; hairpin curve; hairpin turn
to roll up; to hoist; to take away; to rip off (e.g. money from someone); to blow up (dust)
thin; slender; fine; unlucky
near; close (to); nearby; (drawing) near; approaching; almost here
to destroy; to break (by striking); to smash; to ruin (a plan, atmosphere, etc.); to spoil; to wreck
stock; products; goods (esp. stolen); loot; spoils
so much (something) as to (e.g. so moved as to cry); overwhelmed; carried away; because of too much
to have a nosebleed; to bleed at the nose
to go uninvited; to call on without an invitation; to barge in on; to throng to; to crowd into; to converge upon
to be needed; to be necessary; to be required; to be wanted; to need; to want
the place for; the time for; the level of
to boil; to heat (a liquid); to prepare (a bath, hot drink); to excite; to rouse; to stir
to take a bath; to have a bath; to take a shower
to hand over; to transfer; to give up (e.g. one's seat); to give way; to yield; to concede
to disagree; to dispute; to fight (over)
good-naturedness; good-natured person; credulous person; easy mark
fellow women; between women; among women; woman-to-woman
everything turning out fine; the whole thing being settled
idea; plan; draft; rough copy; expectation; (arch.) desk
use; adoption; acceptance; appointment; employment; engagement
cool; calm; composed; all right; fine; OK
first meeting; first interview with
no!; no no!; no, not at all
dripping wet; soaked; drenched
sweetly (smiling); broadly (grinning)
inside; interior; (within) one's mind; one's soul; one's heart
you're welcome; don't mention it; not at all; my pleasure
to be helpful; to help; to be of assistance; to come in handy
elegance; grace; article; item; counter for items (of food, etc.); counter for dishes or courses (at a restaurant)
soft; tender; soft (colour, light, etc.); subdued; informal; light
castle town; city in Japan that developed around the castle of a feudal lord
to descend (e.g. a mountain); to go down; to alight (e.g. from bus); to get off; to step down; to retire; to be granted
travelling incognito (of a person of high rank); special palanquin for carrying a daimyo or his wife incognito
princess; spoiled girl; hothouse flower; glue
staring at; gazing at; eyeballing; glaring; giving a hard look
to raise; to rear; to train; to teach; to promote the growth of; to nurture