bust-waist-hip measurements; vital statistics
blackened; black-painted; black-lacquered; blackened thing
confidential; secret; classified
women's basketball; girls' basketball
women's bath; women's section in a public bath
careless; thoughtless; hasty; rash
manipulation of information; spin
to perceive; to understand
to show one's age (e.g. to start creaking at the joints); to wear out (e.g. machinery)
pressure to conform; peer pressure; peer group pressure; group pressure
prop; stay; support; brace; fulcrum
old girl; former female student; alumna; office girl
neither this nor that; being at a loss; humming and hawing; shilly-shallying
euphoria; eudemonia; euphoric
leader; guide; mentor; coach
God's gift; God's blessing; grace of God; godsend
enclosing wall; boundary fence; obstacle; barrier
(beating someone) hands down; with a single blow
short sleeper; person who doesn't need much sleep
enshrinement; installation (of an image)
to take a nap; to catch forty winks; to catch some Z's
to throw away; to abandon
incredibly brutal; gory; gruesome
to lean against each other; to rely on each other; to depend on each other; to scratch each other's backs
moderate faction; moderates
retrogression; regression
to leave a dish half-eaten
abundant; rich; ripe; mellow
source (of a spring, etc.); source (of payment, energy, knowledge, etc.); origin; wellspring
to laugh at; to ridicule; to mock; to make fun of; to sneer at
jealousy; roasted rice cake
as much as possible; unbeatably; unsurpassably
eating strange food; eating bizarre things; simple diet; plain food; eating meat (thus breaking Buddhist rules)
indifferent; paying no attention; taking no notice
to manage; to arrange; to talk over; to dispose of
Franckenstein; Frankenstein