loose; lenient; lax; gentle (curve, slope, etc.); slow; weak; soft
to come loose; to come untied; to come undone; to loosen up (e.g. tension)
far away; far off; nowhere near; far cry
to bloom; to flower; to blossom; to open
lily (Lilium spp.); yuri; genre of comics and novels about female homosexuality
phantom; vision; illusion; extremely rare item
to come untied; to come apart; to be softened; to be relaxed
coming and going; recurring (esp. thoughts)
to return; to come home; to leave; to get home; to get to home plate
period of time (usu. a period of approx. two hours corresponding to one of the signs of the Chinese zodiac); carving; engraving; strictness; cruelty
lovely; wonderful; nice; great; fantastic; superb
one's business; reading of scriptures before a (statue of) Buddha; bargain; discount; (arch.) money paid to a prostitute or geisha
(Oh) dear!; (Oh) dear me!; Good gracious
bamboo grass; generally smaller species of running bamboo that do not shed their sheaths (e.g. Sasa spp.)
popularity; public favor; condition (e.g. market); tone; character
before it becomes (verb); before (an undesirable thing occurs)
lover; sweetheart; boyfriend; girlfriend
to load (a gun, etc.); to charge; to put into (e.g. emotion, effort); to include (e.g. tax in a sales price); to hang over; to shroud
maximum preference; maximum priority; priority handling
it's no joke; gimme a break!
accepted; fully-fledged; clear; respectable
close adhesion; sticking firmly to; relating closely to; having relevance to; contact printing
to shake; to jolt; to rock (cradle); to swing
bright red; crimson lotus flower
to collect (debts); to dun; to appoint; to promote; to emphasize; to focus on
does not seem; unlikely; improbable
to replace; to exchange; to interchange; to substitute
friendship; fellowship; camaraderie
to be decided; to be settled; to be unchanging; to be the same (as always); to be a fixed rule; to be destined; to be well executed (of a manoeuvre in a sport, game, etc.)
to get stuck with (some job); to end up with (something unpleasant)
remote past; far ago; time immemorial
once and for all; completely; spotlessly
a little over; a little more than; powerhouse; one of the biggest; upper (seismic intensity)
secondhand article; secondhand goods; used item
with a glitter; with a sparkle; brand new; shiny and new
expression; presentation; representation; notation
bowstring; string (of shamisen, guitar, violin, etc.); bail (arched pot handle); diagonal levelling wire across the top of a masu
even so; all the same; nevertheless; yes, but ...
unevenness; bumpiness; roughness; imbalance; inequality; unevenness
have to (verb); must (verb); is indispensable; absolutely necessary
serious; not joking; straight
halfway; half measures; unfinished; incomplete; by halves; half-baked