classification; sorting (out); grouping; assortment journalizing (in bookkeeping)
alien (from another planet)
to find out; to discover; to locate
hair (on the head); (a) hair
to extract; to pull out; to draw out; to headhunt; to lure away; to poach
strangely; oddly; miraculously; mysteriously
close; intimate; on good terms
close; intimate; on good terms
none of your business!; don't bother me!; keep out of it!
approximate age; apparent age; marriageable age (esp. of a woman); age of maturity; age (when ...); for years (past)
day after day; day by day
to come near; to let someone approach; to bring near; to bring together; to deliver (opinion, news, etc.); to send (e.g. a letter); to let someone drop by
flaw; defect; fault; (legal) fault; flaw
tearfully; in tears; weeping; reluctantly; unwillingly; with a heavy heart
purpose; utility; objective; way to use something
to take in one's hand; to pick up; to obtain
sashimi (raw sliced fish, shellfish or crustaceans)
expressing one's mind; speaking out
star (actor, athlete, etc.); celebrity; star (symbol); asterisk; (celestial) star
koku; traditional unit of volume, approx. 180.4 litres; measure of a Japanese-style boat's loading capacity (approx. 278.26 liters)
causing a stir; causing a commotion; making a fuss; troublemaker; person who causes a stir
crude; unrefined; coarse; ill-mannered; rude; insensitive
one's romantic fate; one's luck in love
to slurp; to sip (loudly); to sniffle; to sniff
endlessly; continuously; (going) on and on; meandering; winding; sinuous
to cut (grass, hair, etc.); to mow; to clip; to trim; to prune; to shear
three dimensions; 3D; 3-D; real world; IRL; in real life
talk (esp. by a talk-show host, or by a stage musician to the audience between songs); banter; talk show; toque
waiting; waiting time; wait tile; tile which would complete one's hand
there are brief moments of leisure even when at one's busiest
tea (esp. green or barley); tea break; teatime; tea ceremony
to boil; to heat (a liquid); to prepare (a bath, hot drink); to excite; to rouse; to stir
collection (of art, stamps, etc.); collecting; collection (i.e. a range of new clothes); fashion show
call of a wild goose; wild goose (esp. a lesser white-fronted goose, Anser erythropus); tea made from twigs of high-quality tea plants (esp. gyokuro); high-grade kukicha (esp. from gyokuro)
high-quality green tea; jewel-like dewdrop
leaf venation; leaf nervature; leaf vein; leaf nerve
indicates two contrasting actions; (arch.) indicates possessive (often found in place names and compound words)
sweetness; sugary taste; sweets; dessert; cake
full of openings; half empty; (cutting) sharply; cleanly; (arch.) (progressing) smoothly
entertainment; amusement; fun
(on the) sea; surface of the sea