if anything; if pushed I'd say; if I had to say
to be jealous of; to be envious of; to envy
to burn; to roast; to broil; to heat; to heat up; to make (charcoal, pottery, bricks, etc.); to bake
photography event; photo session; photo shoot
(formal) announcement; unveiling; introduction; debut
marriage ceremony; wedding; nuptials
nature park; natural park
Japanese white birch (Betula platyphylla var. japonica)
mark (for quick identification or recognition); sign; landmark; guide; (arch.) trademark
putting on weight from the good (married) life
maintenance; preservation; improvement
zip fastener; zipper; zip
to go to ruin; to go under; to fall; to be destroyed; to die out; to become extinct
setting; installing; setting up (meeting, conference, etc.); stage setting; setting (of a novel, movie, play, etc.)
dressing (esp. in kimono); fitting; helping someone get dressed; outer garment (in kabuki)
hey; yo; hi; yessir; understood
husband; master (of a house, shop, etc.)
to give oneself airs; to be prudish
self-torture; masochism; inflicting damage to oneself
to rekindle one's love; to fall in love again (with a person one has previously been in love with)
anybody can look good with the right clothes; clothes make the man; fine feathers make fine birds; (lit.) clothes on a packhorse driver
correction; revision; compensation (e.g. to a pendulum)
child's face; childlike face; boyish face; baby face
new student; freshman; first-year student
performance (as opposed to practice); going before an audience or on-air; game; match; high of the season; height (of summer, etc.)
please; I beg you; for mercy's sake
image of a bride dressed in her wedding gown (wedding kimono, etc.)
honestly speaking; in truth; in all honesty; to be frank
to be fit (for a role); to be qualified (for); to be equal (to a task); to be able to fulfill one's duties (as)
to follow with one's gaze; to follow with the eyes
lavish; luxurious; showy; gaudy
to get stuck with (some job); to end up with (something unpleasant)
to just appear; to be half out; to be on the tip of one's tongue
impossible to do (although wants to)
rice bowl; tea cup; teacup
to shorten; to narrow; to close; to shrink
cool breeze; cool air; refreshing coolness
10th day of the month; ten days