suitable; appropriate; becoming; fitting
character style; character form
sneakily; secretly; stealthily; on the sly
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it,...; I mean
to tear off; to pluck off; to take forcibly
shortish; rather short; somewhat short
habit (often a bad habit, i.e. vice); tendency; peculiarity; idiosyncrasy; crease; wrinkle
by sheer strength; by brute force
Mr.; Mrs.; makes a word more polite (usu. in fixed expressions); state; situation
to collect (debts); to dun; to appoint; to promote; to emphasize; to focus on
somersault; looping-the-loop
to be overturned; to be reversed; to turn over; to fall down; to tumble down; to topple over
hack; inferior horse; inferior person; incapable person
hiss (esp. cat); sizzle; whoosh
column of water; water column
large size (paper, book, etc.); ōban; large oval gold coin used in the Edo period
bathtub; boat with a bathtub rented to customers (Edo period)
escape; break-out; prolapse; proptosis
to pick up; to find; to gather
changing room (at a bathhouse, swimming pool, etc.)
to beat to death; to kill
speech and conduct; words and deeds
early; a little earlier than usual; a little faster than usual; slightly quicker
shamelessly; acting brazenly unaffected; being resigned to (disgrace)
showing no signs of; there being no hint of; (arch.) unthinkable
still; even now; to this day
chaos; turmoil; pandemonium; havoc
to wake (someone) up (by calling for them); to awaken; to call (to mind); to bring back (memories); to evoke
distant; remote; isolated
overhasty; rash; premature
telephone call; speaking over the telephone; (Internet) voice call; counter for telephone calls of a set duration
calm; graceful; quiet; mellow; damp; moist
background; scenery; background (of an incident, situation, etc.); circumstances; backing; support (from behind the scenes)