polish; improvement; burnishing
to temper thoroughly; to train well
civilian clothes; plain clothes; mufti; plainclothes police officer
Hokkaido (island, prefectural-level administrative unit)
shirt (undergarment); undershirt; singlet; shirt (outerwear; usu. with collar and buttons)
leggings (stretchy skin-tight trousers); spats (footwear accessory); gaiters
under one's arm; (in) the armpit
rabbit; hare; coney; cony; lagomorph (esp. leporids)
letter (of alphabet); character; writing
to start an act (of a play); to have curtains open; to have an (event, period of history, etc.) start
earth; ground; place; territory; bottom (of a package, book, etc.); earth (one of the five elements)
to swoop down upon; to fly down; to alight
heavenly nymph; celestial maiden; beautiful and kind woman
to fling; to throw off (clothes); to kick off (boots)
image change; changing one's image; makeover
direct; immediate; personal; firsthand
gotcha; alrighty; got it; OK
well done!; good job!; good work!; you did it!; bravo!
fingernail mark; scratch; scars (e.g. of war); traces (of damage); ravages
last; final; end; conclusion; rust
large quantity; massive (quantity); mass (e.g. mass production, mass transit, mass destruction)
scoring; score; points made; marks obtained; goals; runs
beautiful; pretty; lovely; sweet; pure (heart, friendship, etc.)
valley (with a river running through it); gorge; ravine; canyon
bungee-jumping; bungee jump
work; book; (a book) by; obvious; striking
besides; in addition; also; moreover
courage; bravery; valour; valor; nerve; boldness
agglutination; adhesion; fusion; combination; blending; uniting
(playground) slide; (ship) launching platform; sliding bed
first come, first served; the early bird catches the worm
rising; ascending; climbing
public entertainment; performing arts; accomplishments; attainments
last week; the week before
broadcasting; broadcast; program; announcement