tightly (holding on); firmly; strongly (built); solidly; properly; well
December; twelfth month of the lunar calendar
twenty-ninth day of the month; twenty-nine days
let me see; well; errr ...; uhh ...
nineteenth day of the month; nineteen days; (arch.) fool; (arch.) simpleton
that day; the very same day
one's chance; the right time; target; objective
to become insensitive; to become less perceptive; to lose one's touch; to get out of practice
avenue; street; coming and going; street traffic; flow (of water, air, etc.); transmission (of sound); reach (e.g. of voice)
perfectly; right on the mark; spot on; enough; sufficiently; thoroughly
economic fortune; luck with money
striking; remarkable; considerable
large; big; great; prominent; -sized; as big as; university
twenty-eighth day of the month; twenty-eight days
travel; trip; journey; excursion; tour
in terms of both ... and ...; from the perspective of ... as well as ...; whether it be ... or ...
explosive; sudden and dramatic (of an increase in sales, popularity, etc.); explosive; rapid
to rise; to go up; to enter (esp. from outdoors); to come in; to enter (a school); to advance to the next grade; to get out (of water)
warm; mild; considerate; kind; warm (of a colour); mellow
Okinawa (city, prefecture)
one's fate (fortune) as concerns business
diligent; earnest; attentive to detail; brisk (working, moving); frequent (e.g. checking)
smirkingly; broadly (grinning)
to keep in mind; to bear in mind; to try; to aim to do; to endeavor; to endeavour
comparatively; relatively
seventh day of the month; seven days
image change; changing one's image; makeover
hair style; coiffure; hairdo
to give up all thoughts of; to abandon; to despair of; to make up one's mind; to take a momentous decision
absurd; unreasonable; extreme; senseless; disorderly; chaotic
trouble; bother; trouble; difficulty; care; attention
valuation; appraisal; evaluation; appreciation; recognition; acknowledgement
to drop like a rock (e.g. of reputation, power, influence); to go down the toilet
time; season; period; phase; stage
everything one does; whatever one does
to backfire; to produce a result opposite to what was expected or intended
reverse side; opposite (of the expected); purl stitch (knitting)
in some way or other; one way or another; somehow; only just; barely