attractive; good-looking; stylish; cool; smooth; neat
older sister; lass; young lady
script; screenplay; scenario
rod; pole; neck (of a shamisen, etc.); shamisen; beam (i.e. the crossbar of a balance); single line (esp. as a flying formation for geese); penis
to cut off; to excise; to tear off; to cut out; to whittle down; to tear out
to feed (e.g. an animal on oats); to let eat; to support (e.g. a family); to provide for; to inflict (damage); to deal (e.g. a blow)
well-matched (esp. of a couple); becoming; suitable
to be due to; to be caused by; to depend on; to turn on; to be based on; to come from
destructive blast; blowing up; explosion
go on!; right!; here goes!
six (long cylindrical things)
to be conspicuous; to stand out
capture (of enemy territory); taking (by storm); defeating (an opponent); attacking (a problem) strategically
clear; clearing (a bar, hurdle, etc.); overcoming; getting through; clearing (the ball); clearing (e.g. a checked box)
to screw up; to put the screws on (a person); to constrict (someone, something)
switching over to; migration; transition
conversion; diversion; changeover; commutation; switchover
should; must; -able; probably; likely
sex establishment; brothel
to some extent; to a certain extent
to talk down; to corner someone in an argument
to shake; to jolt; to shake (e.g. the political world); to disturb; to put off a batter (by varying one's type of pitch)
popular use; circulation; to pass as; to pass for
abduction; kidnapping; kidnaping
president (of a society); chairman
to pour water (into); to dilute with water; to hinder; to hamper; to throw cold water on
pressure; stress; pressure (e.g. political); coercion; arm-twisting
to loosen; to slacken; to relax (attention, efforts, etc.); to let down (one's guard); to relax (a rule); to ease (e.g. restrictions)
(following a verb) to be sure to; to do (something) so that ...; to make sure to; to try to
one way or the other; either way
to get complicated; to grow worse; to turn sour
to translate; to interpret
use; exercise (of one's right, authority, power, etc.)
pursuit (of a goal, ideal, etc.); search; chase; seeking after