samadhi (state of intense concentration achieved through meditation); being immersed in; being absorbed in; prone to; apt to
debut; doing something for the first time; starting anew; starting afresh
soon; before long; shortly; close (by); near; nearby
suitable; appropriate; befitting; conjoining; association; samprayukta
notice or order handed down from above; announcement; notification; Edo-period proclamation issued by the shogunate (or a daimyo, etc.) to the concerned parties
to shave (wood, leather, etc.); to sharpen (e.g. pencil); to cut down (budget, expenses, staff, time, etc.); to curtail; to delete; to erase
review (of learned material); revision
don't get me wrong, but ...; I'm sorry
claim; insistence; assertion; advocacy; emphasis; contention
mixing and matching (clothes, accessories, etc.); wearing of an item of clothing in many different combinations
figure; body shape; build; somatotype; biotype; habitus
occasionally; once in a while; now and then
little finger; pinky; fourth (occ. fifth) finger; little toe
to go against; to oppose; to disobey; to defy
to take (seat, position, course, office, etc.); to assume; to ascend (the throne); to accede; to start (on a journey); to commence
grunt; grumble; pimples; spots; cutting into small pieces; simmering
with these words; while saying
to become rusted together; to become rusted shut; to rust; to become (completely) rusty; to become rusty (of a skill or ability); to become less effective
cloth; fabric; dough; batter; inherent quality; one's true character; unglazed pottery
temporary; provisional; fictitious; assumed (name); hypothetical; theoretical
to serve (in a bowl, on a plate, etc.); to dish out; to pile up; to heap up; to administer (medicine, poison); to dose out; to put into (e.g. information in a report, meaning in a statement)
(school) girlish taste (for things that are sweet, cute, romantic, etc.); interest in young girls (rather than adult women)
simple; plain; modest; frugal; reserved
young; youthful; immature; green; low (number); small
dress; outfit; equipment; makeup; adornment; guise
like everyone else; like most people; like an ordinary person; as much as anyone else
to dance (orig. a hopping dance); to be manipulated; to dance to someone's tune
hand; arm; handwriting; penmanship; paw!; shake!
to stare at each other; to lock eyes (with)
gentlemen; men; the men's (sign on toilet, bathroom, etc. doors)
what; how; what (a) ...!; how ...!; surprisingly; to my amazement
part; part-timer; part-time (work)
to keep company; to look after; to entertain; to play (a game) with
to appear uncomfortable (with); to seem to hate; to express dislike
interrogative sentence-ending particle expressing doubt
I, myself; one-self; by one-self; even I; even one
small; fine; detailed; stingy
to scorn; to despise; to hold in contempt; to look down on; to disdain