to compare with the eye; to judge by comparison; to take into consideration; to bear in mind
to speed; to tear away; to skip over (e.g. pages)
in a hurry; hurriedly; hastily; helter-skelter; hurry-scurry; in a panic
(for the) first time this year
to begin to open; to come out; to smile broadly; to come apart at the seams (clothes)
to be dark; to be dull; to be unassuming; to be inconspicuous; to not stand out
earth; ground; place; territory; bottom (of a package, book, etc.); earth (one of the five elements)
haori (Japanese formal coat)
everyday clothes; ordinary clothes; casual wear; informal dress
romantic; spicy; coquettish
to feel dizzy; to have blood rush to one's head; to lose one's cool; to be obsessed; to be infatuated; to become conceited
to hesitate to say; to hem and haw; to falter in one's speech; to be stuck for a word; to mumble
taking captive; carrying away; kidnapping; kidnaping; abduction
game arcade; video arcade; penny arcade
overly familiar; overfamiliar; too friendly; too free; cheeky
pretext; history; past; according to ...; ... says
intended for ...; oriented towards ...; aimed at ...
smiling; beaming; radiant; bright; cheerful
good feeling; good will; favourable impression; favorable impression
olive green; greenish brown
clothing (e.g. kimono) decorated with one's family crest
refined; genteel; graceful; decent
work; business; company; study
morality; righteousness; meaning; teachings; doctrine; nonconsanguineous relationship (i.e. of in-laws)
bodyguard; bouncer; bar (on a door); bolt; stick or pole used for self-defence
per-capita division; division according to the number of people
gift received from a visitor
to take out (e.g. garbage); to put out (e.g. dishes on table); to serve (e.g. meal); to get out (e.g. food from cupboard); to submit (e.g. ideas, opinions); to provide for
business use; commercial use; professional use; industrial use
combination microwave and (gas or electric bar) oven
full operation (e.g. of a factory, machine, reactor); full strength; full speed
wife; your wife; his wife; married lady; madam
an assortment; combination
(Ogura) Hyakunin Isshu; classical Japanese anthology of one hundred Japanese waka by one hundred poets; hyakunin isshu karuta; hyakunin isshu poetry cards; deck of 200 cards, the 100 waka of the Hyakunin Isshu split between them, to be matched together during the game
though one didn't intend (expect) to
to re-cover; to reupholster; to repaper; to renew (e.g. a plaster)
to tickle; to tickle (one's curiosity, vanity, etc.); to arouse; to make (someone) laugh; to amuse
tokonoma; alcove where art or flowers are displayed