exposure; laying bare; exposure; (media) exposure; appearance (on TV, in magazines, etc.)
the West; the Occident; Western countries
(medieval) knight; samurai on horseback
to shave (wood, leather, etc.); to sharpen (e.g. pencil); to cut down (budget, expenses, staff, time, etc.); to curtail; to delete; to erase
to take out; to get out; to put out; to reveal; to submit (e.g. thesis); to turn in; to publish
thickly; heavily; profusely; (complain) endlessly; excessively; tediously
to run along; to run beside; to follow (a policy, plan, etc.); to act in accordance with; to meet (wishes, expectations, etc.); to satisfy
to break; to snap; to be injured; to wear out; to be worn out; to break; to burst
to wrap up; to pack; to cover; to envelop; to conceal (a feeling); to hide
pitch-black; jet-black; strongly tanned; deeply sunburnt; sooty; black with dirt
to stroke; to caress; to brush gently; to comb (hair); to smooth down
fan; enthusiast; lover (of); (electric) fan
to catch (someone's words); to make out; to follow; to ask about (a situation, circumstances, etc.); to inquire
more and more; all the more; at last; finally; (at the) last moment; worst possible time
just (now); quite (near); unintentionally; subconsciously
going straight (to); going direct; unwavering action; decisive action; upright conduct
I'm told; is what I heard; is how it is, apparently; is what they said
to be collected (of clams, etc.); to be gathered (of mushrooms, herbs, etc.); to be picked (of fruit, etc.); to be able to collect; to be able to extract; to be able to get
bursting with youth and energy (esp. young woman); vivaciously young; (fish) jumping around energetically (e.g. when caught in a net); bursting (e.g. seams); tight; splattering (e.g. cooking oil)
direct from the farm; farm-fresh
flavor; flavour; charm; appeal; experience; taste (e.g. of victory)
how; in what way; how (much); to what extent; however (much); no matter how
previously unknown girl who becomes famous overnight
even more; still more; one layer; lowest floor (of a building); rather; sooner
to put effort into; to strain; to put strength into; to put forth effort
large quantity; massive (quantity); mass (e.g. mass production, mass transit, mass destruction)
smoke; smoked (salmon, cheese, etc.); tinted (glass, film)
to scratch; to perspire; to shovel; to paddle
oh well, fine; fine, I guess; alright, I suppose; OK, then
to see to it that ...; to make sure that ...; to try to ...; to make an effort to ...
is that so?; I see; right; oh
injury; wound; mistake; accident; loss
admiration; being impressed; admirable; praiseworthy; astonishment; being appalled
standing facing each other (e.g. mountains, buildings); standing opposite each other; confrontation; squaring off against (adversaries, armies, forces); standing off against
space (between); gap; period of time (during, while); duration; between (two parties or things); among (a group); relations (between)
generally; on the whole; general; rough; outline; main points
metre (unit of length); meter; meter; gauge
movement; move; motion; trend; development; change
as you see; as you can see
extravagant; absurd; unbelievable; enormous; tremendous; extraordinary