carbon nano-tube; carbon nanotube
nature (of a person); disposition; temperament; quality; inherent characteristic; property
throwing in; inserting; investment; commitment (of funds, personnel, etc.); launching (a product into the market); introduction
being unhuman; being removed from humanity; being unworldly
bad; poor; inferior; delinquent; hoodlum; hooligan
curiously enough; oddly enough; to the point of being mysterious; to the extent of being strange
leader; leaders; dotted line; reader (textbook); reader (i.e. a person who reads); microreader
to come to know; to perceive; to realize; to realise; to become aware (of)
mirror; looking-glass; barrel head; page added at the beginning of a document mentioning its purpose, date, author, etc.; mirror-shaped mochi
pure; innocent; pure; unmixed; long kimono made from the same plain-coloured cloth
face; looks; countenance; vestige; trace; reminder
outward appearance; looks
contents; interior; substance; content; (sword) blade
worn-out; ragged; crumbling; dry and crumbly; falling (in drops or clumps); scattering
to talk or say too much; to go too far; to overstate; to exaggerate
lovely; cute; charming; sweet
how; in what way; by what means
(not) even once; (not) ever
to raise; to rear; to train; to teach; to promote the growth of; to nurture
to convey; to report; to transmit; to communicate; to tell; to impart
calm; quiet; gentle; moderate; reasonable; amicable
hiding one's embarrassment
to stir; to churn; to rummage around; to throw into confusion; to throw into chaos
speaking of ...; when it comes to ...; as for ...; if one were to say ...
unreliable; undependable; helpless; forlorn; worried; uneasy
to try; to attempt; to have a go (at)
seeing things in a favourable light (favorable)
anyone; anybody; everyone; whoever
to turn inside out; to turn the other way; to look at (something) from another perspective; to put it the other way round; to visit the same prostitute or geisha for a second time
interest (in something); curiosity (about something); zest (for)
to put an end to something; to get something over with; to quit something one has been engaged in too long or to an excessive degree
to conceive; to become pregnant; to get filled with (e.g. sails filled with wind); to be swollen with; to contain (a contradiction, danger, etc.); to carry (a problem, consequences, etc.)
to stick to; to cling to; to adhere to
dirt; filth; stain; blot; spot
to come off (of a button, handle, lid, etc.); to go away (of a fever, pain, swelling, etc.); to disappear; to be harvested; to be picked; to be interpreted (as); to be taken (as)
to loiter; to putter; to prowl; to wander about; to roam about; to knock around
in the end; finally; after all; ultimately
glass (drinking vessel); tumbler; cups (suit)
to overdo; to do too much
self-deprecating; self-mocking
to spill; to drop; to grumble (about); to complain (of); to let (one's feelings) show
to be tired of; to be sick of; to get fed up with
to be worm-eaten; to be eaten by worms; to affect adversely; to spoil; to ruin