pattern; design; body build; figure; essential qualities; character
another kind; different kind; distinct species
barrette; hair clip; hair slide; hair band
head (of a household, etc.); leader; owner; proprietor; subject (of a rumour, etc.); doer (of a deed); guardian spirit (e.g. long-resident beast, usu. with mystical powers)
blade; sword; forged blade; wavy pattern on forged blades; sharpness; unhulled rice
purple; violet; purple gromwell (Lithospermum erythrorhizon); red gromwell; soy sauce
to colour; to color; to apply make-up; to decorate; to garnish
mysterious; bewitching; alluring; enticing; enchanting
exclusive; attached to; specialist
being reluctant to give out (pay, provide, etc.); giving out grudgingly
without; unacceptable; not alright; (arch.) nonexistent; (arch.) not being (there)
to be obsessive (about); to be overly concerned (with); to be particular (about); to pay special attention (to); to get stuck; to be obstructed
Sleeping Beauty (fairy tale)
(not) even once; (not) ever
to meet; to face someone; to co-star; to appear together; to be matched; to face against
no matter how you put it; whatever the circumstances may be; say what you like; no matter how you look at it
(preparatory) meeting; briefing session; overlap (of a coat, etc.); (arch.) making something match exactly
shyness; fear of strangers; stranger anxiety
strategy meeting; council of war
six o'clock; six periods of a day (morning, midday, afternoon, evening, midnight, late night)
by today; before the day is over
Japan and the United States; Japanese-American
both armies; both teams; both sides
last week; the week before
paralysis; palsy; numbness; loss of sensation; standstill; state of paralysis
tower; steeple; spire; stupa; pagoda; dagoba
dots; spots; bit by bit; little by little; here and there; scattered
to be lit (e.g. candle, lamp, light bulb); to be lighted; to be burning
as (X, then Y); with; in accordance with; in proportion to
to increase more and more; to continue to increase; to become more and more intense; to get stronger and stronger
to entrust (someone) with; to leave (a matter) with someone; to have someone deliver (a message, parcel, etc.); to send (through someone); to use (something) to express (one's feelings, opinion, etc.); to express in the form of (something)
technical; technological; practical
to entrust (someone) with; to leave (a matter) with someone; to have someone deliver (a message, parcel, etc.); to send (through someone); to use (something) to express (one's feelings, opinion, etc.); to express in the form of (something)
can do nothing but ...; have no choice but to ...; there is nothing to do but ...; cannot help ...