sparse; thin; scattered; straggling; sporadic
with a clash; with a thud; unexpectedly (meeting someone); suddenly (ending); abruptly (coming to a halt)
cheese; tee (piping); T-joint; cheese (said when taking a photograph)
background; scenery; background (of an incident, situation, etc.); circumstances; backing; support (from behind the scenes)
two shot; photograph of two people (usu. male and female); photograph of a couple; man and woman being alone together; phone dating service that randomly connects two people for a conversation
journey; trip; travels; during the journey; on the way; while travelling
in proportion to; just as much as
parasol (esp. one that is secured to the ground); sunshade; (beach) umbrella
establishment; institution; installation (of a machine or equipment)
to spread out (e.g. a futon); to lay out; to lay down (e.g. a cushion); to impose widely (e.g. martial law); to promulgate; to pin down; to hold down
to pin down; to hold down; to cover (esp. a part of one's body with one's hand); to clutch (a body part in pain); to get a hold of; to obtain; to grasp (a point)
staking out (in advance; e.g. a seat or a spot); saving a place; reserving a location
once; for a short time; briefly; (arch.) one morning
locker room; changing room; dressing room
a few minutes later; after a few minutes
to have been decided (so) that; to have been arranged (so) that
to jump in; to leap in; to plunge into; to burst in; to barge in
black; black stone; guilt; guilty person
bikini (swimwear); Bikini island
to wear (clothes) stylishly; to dress oneself stylishly
performance (as opposed to practice); going before an audience or on-air; game; match; high of the season; height (of summer, etc.)
shape; form; appearance; style; state; situation
bashfully; hesitantly; fidgety; restlessly; squirming; wriggling
essential; important; crucial; vital; main
soon; in a moment; nearby; close; direct; spot transaction
narrow (blade); slender (figure, build); thin
muscular; lean (of a company's operations, etc.)
to forge; to temper; to drill; to train; to discipline
I'm sorry; my apologies; excuse me; pardon me
middle; halfway; half (of); one half; half (e.g. done, jokingly); partly
unconsciousness; unconscious; involuntary; the unconscious
ulterior motive; plot; scheme; complicated circumstances; intricacies
to transfer (to a different place, group, etc.); to change; to move to the next stage (of a plan, etc.); to divert (one's attention) to; to focus on (something different); to spend (time); to let (time) pass
roughly; approximately; round about; cursorily; briefly; quickly
to look around; to survey
figure of a person; figures of people; shadow of a person
to hesitate to say; to hem and haw; to falter in one's speech; to be stuck for a word; to mumble
to shoot through (a door, the heart, etc.); to go through
worry; concern; anxiety; care; help; aid
result (that makes an act worthwhile); worth (in doing something); value; Kai (former province located in present-day Yamanashi Prefecture)
whether one likes it or not; willy-nilly