not only ... (but also); not just; as well as
young; youthful; immature; green; low (number); small
good humour (humor); good mood
manicure; nail polish; nail varnish
to paint; to spread; to plaster; to apply (cream, lotion); to smear; to lacquer
make-up; makeup; cosmetics; decoration; dressing; veneer
careful; scrupulous; thorough; conscientious; elaborate; deliberate
dress; outfit; getup; to dress oneself; to outfit oneself
to notice; to realize; to be attentive; to be scrupulous; to regain consciousness; to come to (one's senses)
to be seen; to be visible; to look; to seem; to come
to gnaw; to nibble; to bite; to dabble in; to know a little bit about; to learn a little of
to decide to; to pretend that; to make a practice of doing; to make it a rule to
for the first time; only after ... is it ...; only when ... do you ...; first time; (one's) first
aromatic (roasted beans, roasted tea, etc.); fragrant (e.g. burning wood); pleasant-smelling; savory-smelling (e.g. barbecued meat); savoury; appetizing
piping hot; scalding; madly in love; passionately in love
expectation; anticipation; prediction; forecast; conjecture
to cross over; to cross; to pass through; to exceed; to surpass; to be more (than)
skillful; skilful; delicious; tasty; good (deal, idea, etc.); profitable
to swallow; to gulp down; to understand; to grasp; to engulf; to swallow up
to; for; from the standpoint of; as far as ... is concerned
task; (doing a) bit of work; difficult task; hard work
finally; at last; barely; narrowly; gradually; little by little
to finish; to get through with; to graduate; to come to an end; to end; to finish doing ...
one cup (of); one glass (of); one drink (of alcohol); full; filled (with); fully; to capacity
luggage; baggage; burden; payload (of a packet, cell, etc.)
to hold in one's arms; to carry in one's arms; to have (problems, debts, etc.); to take on (a responsibility); to employ; to have (on one's staff)
bamboo (any grass of subfamily Bambusoideae); middle (of a three-tier ranking system)
to stick into (of something with a sharp point); to prick; to pierce; to resonate emotionally; to move
chikuwa; tube-shaped fish paste cake
turning sideways; landscape orientation
to hold in one's mouth; to bring with; to take along
as if; as though; (not) at all; (not) in the slightest; really; completely
the old days; the past; former times; the past ten years; the past decade
animation; animated film; animated cartoon; anime
hum; hmm; hm hm (light chuckle with mouth closed); uh-huh; mm; hmm
to throw; to fling; to hurl; to neglect; to abandon; to leave alone
giving two or three light tugs (or pushes); (arch.) worrying about; (arch.) moping; (arch.) suddenly angry; (arch.) feeling a surge of anger
gesture; movement; action; acting; performance
unavoidably; inevitably; necessarily; reluctantly; against one's will
just like that; quite so; I agree; that street
to take a breath; to take a short rest
oh!; ah!; oh dear!; good grief!; dear me!; thank God!
in a daze; absent-mindedly; dimly; hazily; with a roar (of flames); with a whoosh
to buy; to purchase; to value (highly); to think highly of; to incur (someone's anger, displeasure, etc.); to elicit (e.g. sneers)
spirit; mind; nature; disposition; intention; mind; mood
warabimochi; sweet dumpling made from bracken starch