finish; finishing; finishing touches
charming; fascinating; voluptuous
calling repeatedly (e.g. someone's name); pronouncing successively (usu. repeating a syllable with voicing, as in "tsuzuku")
this (very thing); this precisely
10,000; ten thousand; myriad; everything; all; (arch.) various
super-sweet; sickly-sweet; overly kind; overly soft (on someone)
festival merrymaking; revelry
entertainment (at a party); amusement; fun; trick
roughly; approximately; round about; cursorily; briefly; quickly
to take a step backward; to step back (i.e. to re-think something); to distance oneself (from); to behave humbly; to budge (a little); to make one concession
reception (e.g. wedding); banquet; celebration; party
taking something into consideration; making allowances; discounting
to add (e.g. a postscript)
leaving a decision to someone else (often of a meal to be selected by the chef); omakase
green light; (giving) permission; OK
with great vigour; in leaps and bounds; (lit.) with the force of surging waves
making a person, pet, etc. wait (before being permitted to do something); postponement; putting on hold
seasoning; flavoring; flavouring; addition; inclusion; taking into account
very messy; (stuff) all over the place; (lit.) no space even for one's feet
to take up space; to occupy space
origin; source; birthplace; release from prison; discharge from prison; exit
feeling depressed; feeling gloomy; feeling downhearted
area of expertise; (one's) field; (one's) line
to bring up under one's personal care
private; confidential; informal; secret; (within the) family circle; (on the) inside
dressing (esp. in kimono); fitting; helping someone get dressed; outer garment (in kabuki)
trial calculation; preliminary calculation; estimation
brand; make; description; trading name of stocks and securities
levelling of ground (for construction); preparation of soil (for planting)
conference; consultation; discussion; negotiation
head; brains; intellect; understanding
play; recreation; play (theatre); performance; staging; praying
a day after the fair; (at a) stage when it's too late
weeding; weeder; weeding fork
to satisfy the requirements
to grovel; to go down on one's hands and knees