to wrinkle up (e.g. one's eyebrows, nose, etc.); to furrow; to crimple
(female) childcare worker; nursery school teacher
x (mark); cross; MDMA; ecstasy; molly
very short (clothing); too short; completely bald (head)
outsider; one not included in the favored group; outside daimyo; non-Tokugawa daimyo
kinky hair; frizzy hair; unruly hair; curly hair
from the beginning; from scratch
street; quarter; district; area
to open wide (doors or windows); to throw open; to fling open; to leave open; to keep open
indifference; lack of enthusiasm; inattentiveness
to revive (e.g. a company); to boost (e.g. morale)
schoolgirl; female student
to persuade; to urge; to coax; to make advances (to); to seduce; to court
so what!; who gives a damn?
chairmanship; presidency; management; president; chairman
to sew; to stitch; to weave one's way (e.g. through a crowd)
helpless; forlorn; hopeless; unpromising; lonely; discouraging
very caring; kind; helpful; service-minded
year by year; annually; every year; from year to year
considerably; not a little; in no small numbers
order (for goods or services); order (sequence); order (of magnitude); order
another school; other schools
ignoring; disregarding; taking no notice of; refusing to comment on; turning a deaf ear to
to be ill; to suffer from
the customer is always right; the customer is king
to repaint; to paint again; to paint (a different colour); to change completely; to break (a record); to redraw (e.g. the map)
under construction; in preparation
loosely dangling; lightly swaying; (walking) leisurely; aimlessly; idly; lazily
isolation; segregation; separation; quarantine
place to look (esp. when averting one's eyes)
to get excited; to be roused (to action); to get the itch (to do)
one line; (a) single line; boundary; line (between things); forefront; front line
drama; play; powerful drug
taking part on the spur of the moment; participating without registering beforehand; last-minute entrant; specking on flower petals
spurt of blood; hot-bloodedness; hot blood; ardour
regret; chagrin; mortification; freedom from obstructive thoughts