blue; azure; green; pale (facial color); gray; unripe
to taper to a point; to become pointed; to be on edge; to be nervous; to be sharp (of a voice, words, etc.); to be harsh
to be transparent; to be see-through; to be clear; to be clear (of a voice or sound)
(one's) countenance; face
trouble; difficulty; hospitality; treatment; treat
Shinto shrine precincts; holy precincts; sanctuary
engraver; carver; sculptor
to spend; to expend; to waste; to squander; to devote
to carve; to engrave; to sculpt; to tattoo
excess or deficiency; too much or too little
The Golden Rule ("do unto others as you would have them do unto you")
to draw; to paint; to depict; to describe; to picture in one's mind; to imagine
grace; refinement; elegance; daintiness
poor excuse (of a); nearly non-existent; barely sufficient; token (effort, etc.); symbolic
angel's raiment; robe of feathers; wings of birds or insects; plumage of birds; type of bug
feather; plume; plumage; down
story; tale; talk; discussion
unsightly; ugly; unseemly; indecent; deplorable; disgraceful
reprimand; rebuke; reproach; scolding
sound of thin metal or plastic surface caving in and springing back; action of quickly bowing or lowering one's head; with a bob of the head
the other day; a few days ago
dangerous; risky; in danger; in jeopardy; uncertain; unreliable
oh; ho; exclamation of surprise, admiration, etc.; hoo (owl call); toot (sound of a flute)
head; chief; leader; the greatest (of all the ...)
in accordance with; according to
protection; safeguard; shugo (Kamakura or Muromachi period military governor)
question; inquiry; enquiry
in spite of; despite; although; nonetheless; nevertheless; but
sweetly (smiling); broadly (grinning)
race (of people); type of person
representative; exemplary; model
to give (an example); to list; to summon up (e.g. all of one's energy); to gather; to arrest (a criminal); to capture; to nominate (e.g. for a position)
etc.; et cetera; and so on
lifespan; life; lifetime; life (of a battery, lightbulb, etc.); service life; end of an object's (useful) life
family; relatives; dependents; household
among (other things); especially; particularly; inter alia; above all (else)
to tie; to bind; to bear (fruit); to close (e.g. deal); to confirm; to connect (two distant places); to close tightly
is that so?; I see; right; oh
to come; to go; to be (somewhere); to be (doing)