to straighten up and stick one's chest out; to throw oneself back (e.g. in a chair); to lean back (arrogantly); to assume a haughty attitude; to behave arrogantly
town girl; girl raised in a town
a short time ago; a while ago; for some time
royalty and titled nobility
to tailor; to make (clothing); to train; to bring up; to make it seem like; to pass off
everyday clothes; ordinary clothes; casual wear; informal dress
bottomless; endlessly deep; infinite
one's eyes; (pair of) eyes
nailing on; nailing down; being stationary; being rooted to the spot; (price) pegging
atrocious; heinous; fiendish; brutal; vicious
nature (of a person); disposition; temperament; quality; inherent characteristic; property
ball; sphere; bead (of sweat, dew, etc.); drop; ball (in sports); pitch (e.g. in baseball); pile (of noodles, etc.)
chattering (teeth); (frozen, worried) stiff; rigid (personality, thinking, etc.); inflexible; voracious (e.g. work, study); without slack or pause
to leave (a matter, decision, etc. to someone); to entrust (to someone); to leave (to chance, one's imagination, etc.); to let (take its own course); to use (money, strength, spare time, etc.) to the full; to use freely
how much; how many; however (much); no matter how; what matters is ...; it all comes down to ...
to grow wild; to run to waste; to become rough (of art, craft, etc.); to lose refinement; to intensify (of wind, rain, etc.); to become more severe
problematic statement; controversial remark
to scoff; to laugh at; to make fun of; to ridicule; to jeer at
to snap one's fingers; to pop one's fingers; to crack one's knuckles
rhinoceros beetle (esp. the Japanese rhinoceros beetle, Trypoxylus dichotomus)
black lustre; black luster
occasion; time; section (of a literary work or piece of music); passage; clause; season; term
cute; adorable; charming; lovely; pretty
midwinter; cold season; coldest days of the year
grotesque; bizarre; weird; grotesque (style)
terrific; staggering; tremendous; frightful; ghastly; horrific
large crowd; large herd; large flock; large school; large shoal; large swarm
to fight against; to oppose; to face
at the most; at best; to the utmost; as much as possible; as much as one can
to use up all one's strength; to die
since some time ago; for some time; for quite a while
matter of time; question of time
to surround; to crowd around; to gather around; to encircle; to besiege
health problem; poor physical health; bad shape; feeling unwell
to suddenly understand (esp. on basis of experience or memory); to come to mind; to recall (in a flash); to be reminded of; to call to mind; to think of
to fall flat; to fall face down
to spring; to bound; to be stimulated; to be encouraged; to pay handsomely; to splurge
to run up to; to rush over
to tear off; to pluck off; to take forcibly
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean