silk thread; silk yarn; corn silk
vague; fuzzy; elusive; slippery
graceful; willowy; lissome; soft and tender
a short while ago; a moment ago; just now; some time ago
to erase; to rub out; to turn off (a light, TV, heater, etc.); to switch off; to extinguish (a fire, candle, etc.); to put out; to remove (a smell, pain, etc.)
even; (if) only; just; besides; on top of that
swing; shake; appearance; behaviour; pretence; pretense; (a customer) coming to restaurant, ryokan, etc. without a reservation or introduction
by no means; never!; certainly (not); surely (not); something unexpected; emergency
liking; taste; fancy; wish; desire; choice
trust (in); confidence; faith; reliance
to give oneself to (esp. of a woman to a man); to surrender oneself to
to stuff into; to jam; to shorten; to move closer together; to reduce (spending); to conserve; to focus intently on
whereabouts; place; location; place where one belongs; where one fits in; place where one can be oneself
to live (of humans); to reside; to inhabit; to dwell; to abide
as (much) as possible; as (much) as one can; wherever practicable; if possible
to employ (as a retainer); to enlist; to engage
just like; (virtually) no different from; (almost) the same as; as good as (e.g. dead, settled)
to deal with (a person); to treat; to deal with (a problem); to handle; to operate (e.g. a machine); to handle; to deal in
addressing (someone) without using a suffix such as "-san" or "-chan" (considered impolite)
preference; priority; precedence; right of way
to be needed; to be necessary; to be required; to be wanted; to need; to want
equality; equal; same rights; same rank; equivalence
doing; in such a state; doing together; doing to each other; familiarizing suffix (sometimes meaning "small")
relations; members of extended family
friendly; openhearted; sociable; amiable; good-humored; good-humoured
going in and out; entering and exiting; visiting regularly; frequenting; income and expenditure; incomings and outgoings; increase and decrease
candidate; contender; prospect; candidacy; candidature; nomination
to raise an objection; to voice an opinion different from those of others
since some time or another; since who-knows-when
sly; cunning; sneaky; crafty; unfair; dishonest
as one wishes; as one wants; to one's satisfaction
right beside; close to; nearby
sovereign; emperor; monarch
how; in what way; how (much); to what extent; however (much); no matter how
very; greatly; immense; enormous; serious; grave
to sink deeply into one's mind; to come home to; to go to one's heart; to pierce one's body (e.g. of wind, cold, etc.)
thought; imagination; mind; desire; wish; love
as it is bound to (happen); following the natural course; though possible as it may be