description; expression (in words); qualification (e.g. of a noun with an adjective); form; figure; appearance
about; roughly; generally; on the whole; completely; quite
modern person; people of today
(very) unusual; unconventional; eccentric; novel; original; striking
indicates direct object of action; indicates subject of causative expression; indicates an area traversed; indicates time (period) over which action takes place; indicates point of departure or separation of action; indicates object of desire, like, hate, etc.
to do; to carry out; to cause to become; to make (into); to serve as; to act as; to wear (clothes, a facial expression, etc.)
black; dark; blackish; suspicious; criminal; darkened and dirty; sooty
very; awfully; exceedingly; (not) at all; by no means; simply (cannot)
long (distance, length); long (time); protracted; prolonged
lower back; waist; hips; body (of hair, noodles, paper, etc.); resilience; spring
extent; degree; limit; bounds; (span of) time; (a) distance; the state of
until (a time); till; to (a place or person); as far as; to (an extent); up to
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen; to come about
here; this place; this point; here; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...
girl; daughter; baby girl; young woman
to see; to look; to examine; to look over; to look after; to attend to; to experience
(something) has never occurred; to have never done (something); such a thing has not happened; never happens; there is never a time when
trunk; torso; plastron (in kendo); touching the plastron (kimari-te in kendo); frame (of a drum, etc.); sound box (of a shamisen, etc.)
to cover; to hide; to conceal; to wrap; to disguise
mesh-patterned; webbed; cancellous; cancellate; reticulate; reticulated
chain mail (armor, armour)
like; similar to; (I) think (that); (I) have a feeling (that); feels like; feels similar to
thing; object; one's things; possessions; things; something; quality
to; for; in order to; for; as for; regarding
board; plank; sheet (of metal); plate (of glass); cutting board; chopping board
what; how many; many; a lot of; several; a few
counter for thin, flat objects (e.g. sheets of paper, plates, coins); counter for portions of gyōza or soba; counter for ranks; counter for wrestlers of a particular rank; counter for fields or rice paddies; counter for palanquin bearers
to pile up; to heap up; to stack up; to repeat many times over; to go through repeatedly; to accumulate
to shine; to sparkle; to twinkle; to light up (with happiness, hope, etc.); to beam; to gleam
protector (e.g. chest); guard
to attach; to join; to furnish (a house with); to wear; to put on; to keep a diary; to make an entry
Japanese style; Nihon-shiki romanization (of Japanese)
to say; to utter; to name; to call; to go (e.g. "the alarm went ping"); to make a noise
sleeve; wing (of a stage, desk, gate, etc.); flap (of a dust jacket)
tassets (on a suit of armor, armour); vegetable dye
measurement round the hips
if anything; if pushed I'd say; if I had to say
the West; the Occident; Western countries
folding; bending; wrapping; packing; folding (in poker)
near; close; close (in time); soon; close (relationship); friendly
left; left-hand side; left hand; the left (wing); leftist; fondness for alcohol
department (in an organization, company, etc.); division; club (at a school, university, etc.); team; part; portion