wearing one's hair in braids
to couch (a sword); to look at cynically or ironically; (arch.) to stand ready (to do); (arch.) to adopt a formal attitude
directly opposite; right in front
chattering (teeth); (frozen, worried) stiff; rigid (personality, thinking, etc.); inflexible; voracious (e.g. work, study); without slack or pause
tension; mental strain; nervousness
to be photographed; to be projected
ordinary; common; free of charge; unaffected; as is; only
(not) ever; (not) by any means; (not) in the least; (not) in any way; (not) at all
in deep black; in jet black
damp; humid; wet; gloomy; melancholy
shade; shadow; behind (something); other side; background; behind the scenes
to attract notice; to catch the eye; to stand out
skin; body (in the context of intimate bodily contact); surface; grain (e.g. of wood); disposition; temperament
poor health; ill health; unhealthy
appearing that; seeming that; looking like; having the appearance of
faint; indistinct; dim; (arch.) few; (arch.) a little
to keep company; to listen to; to associate with; to play against (e.g. a team); to take on (e.g. a rival)
anything and everything; just about everything
insufficiency; deficiency; shortage; dissatisfaction; discontent; complaint
to refuse; to decline; to deny
plain; simple; reserved (behaviour, attitude, etc.); modest; quite; a (little) bit
main cause; primary factor
handmade; homegrown; hand-crafted; homemade
snugly; neatly; compactly; cosily
to prove successful; to take hold; to amount to something
making; producing; appearance (attire, make-up, etc.); build; physique; sashimi
bento; Japanese box lunch
unexpectedly; surprisingly; unexpected; unanticipated; unforeseen
large quantity; massive (quantity); mass (e.g. mass production, mass transit, mass destruction)
in one's own way or style
putting money aside; savings; deposit (e.g. in a bank); accumulated surplus of wins; wins in the bank
New Year's gift (usu. money given to a child by relatives and visitors)
to invest in; to sink money into; to put into; to lay out (funds); to inject; to impregnate
wall; partition; barrier; obstacle; Chinese "Wall" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
intently; single-mindedly; devotedly; solely; earnestly; with all one's heart
calling repeatedly (e.g. someone's name); pronouncing successively (usu. repeating a syllable with voicing, as in "tsuzuku")
in that way; like that; that way
vote; ballot; label; ticket; tag
to become better; to improve