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one's nature, one's feelings, oneself; plain, unadorned, undecorated, unadulterated, au naturel; mere, poor
plain, white silk; prime
origin, source; base, basis, foundation, root; cause
wonderful, splendid, magnificent
obedient, meek, docile, unaffected; honest, frank, upfront (about one's feelings); straight (e.g. hair)
ingredient, (raw) material, resource; unprocessed timber, raw timber; subject matter, topic
lovely, wonderful, nice, great, fantastic, superb, cool
amateur, layman, ordinary person, novice; respectable woman (i.e. not a prostitute, hostess, geisha); unlicensed prostitute
quick, swift, nimble, agile; quick (understanding, judgement, etc.), alert, prompt
simple, artless, naive, unsophisticated
cloth, fabric, material, texture; dough, batter; inherent quality, one's true character, one's true colours
makings (of), aptitude, talent, qualities; nature, character, temperament
face with no make-up, unpainted face; true face (of a country, celebrity, etc.), real face, true picture, real nature; sober face, sobriety
to banter, to make fun of, to jeer at; to cool, to refrigerate; to window-shop, to look at without buying
drawing, sketch; outline, summary, synopsis
element (esp. component in electronics), elemental device, device; data, datum
rough plan, draft
elementary particle, particle
from the beginning, from the first, all along, originally; of course; not to mention ..., not only ... but also ..., to say nothing of ...
- 素っ気ないそっけない
cold, short, curt, blunt
- 素振りそぶり
behavior, behaviour, manner, attitude, bearing
- 素振りすぶり
practice-swinging (sword, bat, tennis racket, etc.)
- 素性そせい
feature
- 素性すじょう
birth, lineage, parentage, origin; identity, background, history, past; provenance, origin
- 素麺そうめん
fine white noodles
- 素手すで
bare hand, empty hand
- 素地そじ
makings (of), aptitude (for); groundwork, foundation
- 素養そよう
grounding (in a skill or subject), knowledge, training, achievements, attainments, accomplishments
- 素足すあし
bare feet
- 素行そこう
behaviour, behavior, conduct
- 素通りすどおり
passing through without stopping, passing by
- 素肌すはだ
bare skin, naked skin
- 素っ裸すっぱだか
nudity; stark naked, in one's bare skin; penniless
- 素面しらふ
sobriety, soberness; sober face
- 素面すめん
not wearing a mask (in kendo, noh, etc.); sober face; sobriety
- 素焼きすやき
unglazed pottery, bisque, bisque firing, biscuit ware; roasting or grilling without seasoning (seafood, nuts, etc.); simple okonomiyaki without any extra ingredients
- 素っ飛ぶすっとぶ
to fly, to race away, to shoot off; to vanish, to disappear; to rush over, to hurry over
- 冷やかしひやかし
banter, teasing, chaffing, raillery, josh; merely asking the price, just looking at goods, window-shopping, browsing
- 白湯さゆ
(plain) hot water, boiled water
- 素っぴんすっぴん
face with no make-up; sobriety