honest; frank; candid; honestly; frankly
one's own potential; real ability; one's own strength
to turn back (e.g. half-way); to return; to go back; to recover (e.g. something lost); to be returned; to rebound
to be called ...; to be referred to as ...
unreasonable; unnatural; impossible; forcible; forced; excessive (work, etc.); immoderate
as is; as it is; as things are; like this; this way; at this rate
to throw out; to drop; to toss; to abandon; to neglect; to dismiss
quiet (place); still; silent; inconspicuously; modestly; quietly
(death from) starvation; starving to death
delusion; wild idea; (wild) fancy; (ridiculous) fantasy
alright; all right; right on; looking good; OK; okay
hand; arm; forepaw; foreleg; handle; hand; worker
kapow; bang; bulging; filled to bursting; prostitute (catering to Occupation soldiers in Japan after WWII)
to strike; to hit; to attack; to bash; to sound out (someone's views); to pound (meat or fish); to chop into small pieces
continuation; rest (of the story, work, etc.); flow (e.g. of a piece of writing); pacing (of a story); succession (of); sequence
to appear; to come in sight; to become visible; to be expressed (e.g. emotions); to become apparent (e.g. trends, effects)
to have one's breath taken away; to gasp (in surprise, wonder, etc.); to have one's breath catch in one's throat; to gulp
beautiful woman; (a) beauty; belle; good-looker
with these words; while saying
signalling with the eyes; exchanging looks; winking
beginning; outset; first; onset
feeling; sense; impression
than; in comparison to; rather than; over; above
below; down; bottom; beneath; underneath; just after; right after
very; awfully; exceedingly; (not) at all; by no means; simply (cannot)
lovely; sweet; pretty; cute; adorable
but; however; (and) yet; nevertheless; still; for all that
rather than; more ... than ...
girl (usu. between 7 and 17); young lady; (arch.) female between 17 and 20 years old (ritsuryō period)
such ... as; or some such
next; following; subsequent; stage; station
to wear; to be dressed in; to be adorned in; to clad oneself with
abundant; plentiful; rich; wealthy; open (mind); relaxed
blond hair; blonde hair; golden hair
loose; slack; gentle (slope, curve); slow (speed); lenient; liberal
wave (on water); wave (electromagnetic, sound, etc.); wave (in hair); wave (audience); Mexican wave
to draw; to paint; to depict; to describe; to picture in one's mind; to imagine
stout; corpulent; plump; voluptuous
particularly; especially; in particular; expressly
certified (as genuine, valuable, etc.); guaranteed (article); of established reputation; acknowledged; pièce de résistance