charm; fascination; to charm; to fascinate; to captivate
fascinating; voluptuous; bewitching; captivating
junior high school student; middle school pupil
chignon (ladies' hairstyle)
figure; body shape; build; somatotype; biotype; habitus
texture (e.g. skin, fabric); grain (e.g. wood); detail
the East; the Orient; (East) Asia; Japan
fox (esp. the red fox, Vulpes vulpes); fox (i.e. a sly person); soba or udon topped with deep-fried tofu; light brown; golden brown
winding; meandering; wriggling; wiggling; waving; swaying
to carry out one's mission
premature; untimely (e.g. death); early
ghost; apparition; goblin; monster; something unusually large
to threaten; to menace; to intimidate; to startle; to frighten; to scare
incomprehensible; nonsensical; puzzling; mysterious; meaningless
to miss (a train, bus, etc.); to fail to keep up with (e.g. the times); to be left behind by
to drop in; to go see (someone); to come to hang out
to feel right; to sit well with one; to be happy about; to suit to a T; to fit well together
manufacturing; craftsmanship; making New-Year's decorations; (arch.) preparing fields; (arch.) farming
future; possible; potential; prospective
(outward) appearance; (proper) format (e.g. of an essay); form; appearances; decency; lip-service
to be crazy; to be mad; to have a screw loose
quite a chore; not that easy; fairly difficult
traction; towing; hauling; driving (e.g. economic growth)
(maximum) load; load capacity; loading capacity; carrying capacity
particular; special; (not) particularly; (not) especially
reaching a stopping place; settling down (before the next stage); getting to a point where one can rest; one paragraph
plant (i.e. equipment, machinery, etc.); plant; vegetation
ending up right back where one started
to say this and that (about); to say (critical) things; to criticize; to be critical (about); to find fault (with); to complain
doubting; distrustful; incredulous; suspicious
light clothing; dressing light; light equipment; light armaments
unpleasant; awkward; embarrassing; uneasy
business; enterprise; venture; (social) project; undertaking; enterprise
tuft (of hair, threads, etc.); fringe; bunch (of grapes, bananas, etc.); cluster (of flowers); segment (of a tangerine, etc.); section
if that's the case ...; if so ...; that being the case ...