tailoring; sewing; (special) preparation; teaching; training
exactly; precisely; closely; tightly; properly; without fail
jacket; book jacket; dust cover; CD jacket; record jacket
to put on (coat, gown, etc.)
how should I put it?; what shall I say?; well, you know; like
pronunciation; production of sound
exaggerated; overdone; overblown; hyperbolic; bombastic; grandiose
change of attitude (stance, position); lightness of foot; ability to dodge out of the way of an attack
(young) seductress; temptress; little devil; imp
dealing with (people, customers, complaints, etc.); receiving (callers, visitors, etc.); attending to; handling; serving
difference; variation; difference
one day; all day (long); the whole day; first day of the month
looking at someone (with upturned eyes); glancing upwards (at someone)
to think up; to think out; to knit (a pattern into a sweater, etc.); to start knitting
interrogative sentence-ending particle expressing doubt
to become thin; to lose weight; to slim; to become impoverished (of soil); to become sterile; to become infertile
low (rank, degree, value, content, quality, etc.); low (position); close to the ground; short (height); deep (voice); in a low key
to discuss; to talk together
to work (for, at, in); to be employed (at); to finish (a term); to serve (e.g. a sentence); to conduct (a ceremony); to perform (a Buddhist memorial service)
to break; to destroy; to wreck; to ruin; to break (a bill, etc.)
friendship; fellowship; camaraderie
astringent; bitter; austere; elegant (and unobtrusive); sour (look); glum
library; book storage; stack room; archive (file)
to be involved (in); to get involved (in); to relate to (a matter); to pertain to; to (seriously) affect; to concern
to gain knowledge; to be illuminated; enlightening; informative; illuminating
to hang; to suspend; to hang oneself; to hoist an opponent off of his feet by his loincloth; to turn upwards (as if being pulled); to be slanted (of eyes)
does not seem; unlikely; improbable
overall; general; as a whole
grown-up (manner, etc.); mature; adult
distant view; looking from a distance; being able to see a long distance; good long-distance vision; farsightedness
to shut in; to confine (in); to seal in; to contain; to suppress; to restrain
enough; sufficient; sufficiently; fully; division into ten
kiss scene; kissing scene
sorting; arrangement; liquidation; settlement; retrenchment; curtailment
congratulations!; well done!; best wishes!; all the best!
self-deprecating; self-mocking
straight (ahead); direct; upright; straightforward; honest; frank