or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
even though; despite; when
to take (someone) with one; to bring along; to go with; to be accompanied by
welcome!; nice to see you!
to come; to go; to be (somewhere); to be (doing)
to laugh; to smile; to sneer; to ridicule; to be dumbfounded; to be flabbergasted
older sister; elder sister
point; tip; head (of a line); front; first; before; (the way) ahead
door; gate; opening; title page
Japanese person; Japanese people
little girl; maiden; young lady; (arch.) female between 17 and 20 years old (ritsuryo period)
(as alike as) two peas in a pod
(physical) appearance (of a person); one's face and figure
hair style; coiffure; hairdo
shortish; rather short; somewhat short
to cut and even up; to cut several pieces to the same size
speck; dot; point; only a little; particle; only one
to be able to tell apart; to distinguish; to recognize
level; standard; level (plane); floor; spirit level; (surveyor's) level
lack of expression; blank look (on one's face)
molding; moulding; shaping; modelling (i.e. plastic arts); modeling
small; little; slightly less than; just about; somewhat; somehow
to say; to be called; to do
to sit; to squat; to assume (a position); to hold steady; to hold still
to stand up; to get up; to rise; to recover; to take action; to start; to make the initial charge
joke; pun; jest; smartly dressed; stylish; fashion-conscious
seed (e.g. of a plant); pip; material (e.g. for an article); matter (e.g. of a story); ingredient; leaven (bread); cause
artificial; man-made; imitation; synthetic
living thing; organism; creature; biology
change; variation; variety; diversity; inflection; declension
alchemy; way of making money; moneymaker; money-spinner
drawing up (e.g. legal document, contract, will, etc.); preparing; writing; framing; making; producing
in; at; on; as for; regarding; with regards to
creation; production; creative work (novel, film, etc.); fabrication; fiction; invention
(not) even once; (not) ever
rare; uncommon; rare; lightly cooked; rhea (bird of family Rheidae); Rhea (Greek goddess)
use; application; employment; utilization; utilisation