returning home to one's parents (orig. of a married person); visiting one's parents (for a prolonged period of stay); bride's first visit to her parents after getting married; coming back (of an item; after having been on loan, etc. abroad); (arch.) temporarily returning to one's home (of a servant)
to wind; to coil; to envelope; to shroud; to outflank; to skirt
feature; trait; characteristic; peculiarity; distinction
on a routine basis; regularly; habitually
calm, cool, and collected; level and calm
materials; ingredients; material (for a novel, experiment, etc.); subject matter; grounds (for a decision, judgement, etc.); basis
digestion (of food); digestion (of information); assimilation; consumption; absorption; (arch.) losing one's form and turning into something else
ornamental (foliage) plant; houseplant
to speak; to hear a voice
regulation; adjustment; control
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
faint; dim; weak; poor; wretched; meagre
glove (esp. in sports); mitt; globe
to fit; to get into; to be fit for (a job, etc.); to be suited for; to fall into; to plunge into
as usual; as always; as before; as ever; still
womanly; ladylike; feminine
to respond; to answer; to accept (an invitation, offer, etc.); to comply with (a request, etc.); to suit; to match
elegance; dandyism; sophistication; affectation; showing off; putting on an air
whim; caprice; vagary; eccentricity
outward appearance; apparent
cosplay (dressing up as a character from an anime, manga, video game, etc.)
to be; to exist; (arch.) to come; (arch.) to go; (arch.) to be (somewhere)
noshi; long thin strip of dried abalone in folded patterned paper, attached to a gift
(face) mask; (facial) features; looks; mask (e.g. for circuit etching)
trace; tracks; site; remains; scar
why?; what for?; how?; by what means?
noisy; boisterous; turbulent (era, etc.); troubled
he; she; that person; that; that one; that thing
carelessly; thoughtlessly; inadvertently
for two people's eyes to meet; catching someone's eye; making eye contact; meeting a person's gaze
violence; assault; rough (handling, language, etc.); reckless; rape; sexual assault
tough (world); hard (times); cold; stingy; miserly; mercenary
the times; the world; society
warm; mild; (pleasantly) hot; considerate; kind; genial
wartime fire; war; wartime destruction; horrors of war
since; for the past ... (e.g. ten years); this person; this gentleman
historical play; period drama
(member of the) yakuza; gangster; hoodlum; racketeer; useless; worthless