advance payment; money paid in advance
relatively; comparatively
recommendation; advice; suggestion; encouragement
evaluation; criticism; commenting on; assessment; estimation
grown-up (manner, etc.); mature; adult
childish; child-like; immature; infantile
glossy (e.g. hair); sleek; shiny; lustrous
to fall in love; to be in love; to be charmed with; to lose one's heart to
four; four years of age; ten o'clock (old time system); Burakumin; cross grips
to open (e.g. doors); to open (e.g. business, etc.); to be empty; to be vacant; to be available; to be open (e.g. neckline, etc.); to have been opened (of one's eyes, mouth, etc.)
approximate age; age range
buttocks; behind; undersurface; bottom; last place; end
to hang; to droop; to give (e.g. lesson, instruction, scolding) (to someone of lower status); to confer; to drip; to ooze; to leave behind (at death)
long slits (esp. of eyes)
to be dark; to be dull; to be unassuming; to be inconspicuous; to not stand out
wave (on water); wave (electromagnetic, sound, etc.); wave (in hair); wave (audience); Mexican wave
Genji (the character in the Genji Monogatari); the Minamoto family
master; Your lordship; My lord; husband
to ask; to inquire; to implore (a god for an oracle); to seek direction (from your superior); to visit; to speak to (a large crowd at a theatre, etc.)
good; OK; all right; fine; very well; will do
to melt (and become soft or liquid); to be enchanted (by); to be charmed; to be bewitched
straight; quickly; quietly; gently; to feel refreshed; to feel satisfied
to turn aside adroitly; to dodge
separate room; another room; special room; (arch.) concubine (of a noble)
bathhouse; (public) bath; bathroom
slowly; unhurriedly; without haste; leisurely; at one's leisure
to brush away; to sweep aside; to repel (e.g. enemy); to drive away; to rout
hot water; hot bath; hot spring; molten iron
just like; (virtually) no different from; (almost) the same as; as good as (e.g. dead, settled)
second; secondary; quadratic (function, equation, etc.); second-order
apprenticeship; probation; learning by observation; apprentice; trainee; probationer
to polish; to shine; to brush (e.g. teeth); to refine (e.g. a skill); to improve; to cultivate
candidate; contender; prospect; candidacy; candidature; nomination
every corner; every nook and cranny; all the ins and outs
sky; heaven; God; svarga (heaven-like realm visited as a stage of death and rebirth); deva (divine being of Buddhism); top (of a book); sole (of a Japanese sandal)