close; intimate; on good terms
slim; slender; lithe; smoothly; without resistance; without trouble
middle-age; middle age; midlife; one's middle years
woman; lady; adult female
well-cooked; well-done; browned
to eat a mouthful; to take a bite
this (very thing); this precisely
(practical) application; putting to practical use; applied
to be effective; to take effect; to work; to function well; to be possible (to do, use, etc.); to be able to
soft and flaky (pie, potatoes, squash, etc.); fluffy; crumbly; being pleased with oneself; beaming happily; chuckling to oneself
to rub; to chafe; to strike (match); to lose (e.g. a match); to forfeit; to squander one's money (e.g. through gambling, Pachinko, etc.)
stir-fry; fried food (cooked in wok, frying pan, etc.)
to take a pinch of something (e.g. salt); to pick up in one's fingers
cold-hearted; callous; unfeeling; insentient (objects); insensate; inanimate
eternal; unlimited; endless
wick; marrow; core; heart; pistil (of a flower); stamen
state; condition; situation; appearance; circumstances
advice; counsel; suggestion; tip; hint
channel (e.g. between two land masses); strait
large country; major nation; great power; province of the highest rank (ritsuryo system)
leader; reader; reading book; reader (i.e. someone who reads); microreader; dotted line (in printing)
to confide; to reveal; to disclose; to lay bare; to speak frankly; to open (one's heart)
trip by boat; sea trip; voyage; cruise
pains; hard work; effort; trouble; labour; labor
to add to one's circle of friends (or colleagues, etc.); to take in; to accept
to stand in a row (e.g. shops on a street); to line in a row; to line; to be equal to; to be on a par with
salesperson; shop assistant; hawker; (arch.) male prostitute
to play an instrument (esp. string instruments); to dance
to catch sight of; to see; to suppose; to assume from appearances
to boil up; to come to the boil; to arise; to break out; to get excited; to be in uproar
round and cute (esp. of eyes)
festival; feast; carnival
festival; feast; harassment by an Internet pitchfork mob; online shaming; galore (as in "goals galore"); frenzy
some time ago; recently; lately; last (Sunday, etc.); previous
throughout; all through; right through
neighborhood association; neighbourhood association
portable shrine (carried in festivals); buttocks; lower back; waist
drawer; withdrawal (of money from an account); variety of knowledge and experience useful for handling things impromptu
to make time; to carve out some time (to do something)