polish; burnishing; improvement; becoming more skilled
with a glitter; with a sparkle; brand new; shiny and new; cleaned (of a plate, etc.); finished
as if ...; as if to say ...; as though ...
to shift one's attention to; to shift one's focus on
to climb; to clamber (over, up); to scramble (up); to scale; to claw one's way up
miserable; wretched; lonely; dreary; shabby; comfortless
to thrust at someone (e.g. a weapon); to point (a gun, knife, etc.) at; to hold up threateningly to (someone's face); to present forcefully (demand, document, etc.); to confront someone with (evidence, facts, etc.); to force upon
to wait expectantly; to await in anticipation
making; producing; appearance (attire, make-up, etc.); build; physique; sashimi
-ish; -like; resembling; appearing to be; seeming to be
on the board (shogi, go, etc.)
pat; tap; pop; crack; cutesy suffix applied to names
easy; easygoing; carefree; happy-go-lucky; optimistic; leisurely
to be far apart (from); to be a long way off (from); to be remote; to be very different (from); to be quite unlike; to be far from (e.g. the truth)
to run (a business); to operate; to carry out; to perform; to hold (a Buddhist or Shinto ceremony)
subordination; servitude; servility; subordinate; underling
to tremble; to shiver; to shake
otherwise; or else; if not
dislike; disgust; disinclination; tired of
capital (esp. Kyoto, Japan's former capital); seat of government; capital (of music, fashion, etc.); city (e.g. of light); location of the Imperial Palace
barbarian tribe; savage tribe
gorgeous; gaudy; dazzling; gay; resplendent
free (of charge); gratuitous
ginger (Zingiber officinale)
distribution (e.g. films, rice); rationing (e.g. food, gasoline); food ration
all you want; as much as one wants
incomplete; unfinished; imperfect
worry; fear; anxiety; concern
support; backing; endorsement; propping up; holding up; support
sticking; clinging; with a smack (e.g. sitting down); hard; all over; thickly
course (of events); development; progress; market order; order without limit