claim; insistence; assertion; advocacy; emphasis; contention
product; produce; result; fruit
it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that...
emphasis; highlight; stress; stressed point
to wash; to cleanse; to inquire into; to investigate; to purify (one's heart); to lave (e.g. shore)
detergent; cleanser; cleaning agent; washing material
in accordance with; following; roughly; about; Street; Avenue
gloss; luster; mellowness (of a voice); youthfulness (e.g. of skin); interest; appeal
interest (in something); curiosity (about something); zest (for)
showy; loud; gay; flashy; gaudy
secret; private; surreptitious
additional order; adding to an existing order
to comb upwards; to brush up (a loose strand of hair); to turn up a lamp wick
to speak; to say; to vocalize
circuit (electric); cycle (e.g. Krebs cycle)
short; shortstop; short (circuit); short hair; short selling
heart; guts; nerve; central part
beat; palpitation; pulsation; throbbing
to be submerged; to be soaked; to be pickled; to be well seasoned; to be totally immersed (in a condition, e.g. laziness)
please don't fuss over me; don't go to any trouble; don't bother
to polish; to shine; to brush (e.g. teeth); to refine (e.g. a skill); to improve; to cultivate
intently; single-mindedly; devotedly; solely; earnestly; with all one's heart
(getting) late; about time; good time (for doing something); good timing
after this; henceforth; henceforward; from now on
dirt; filth; stain; blot; spot
to wash away; to rinse off
be considered; be deemed; be thought to be
apt to (do); liable to; predominantly; mostly; ... reaps the rewards; ... takes the prize
friendly; easy to get on with; easy to talk to; easy to like
human kindness; human weakness
care; looking after; repair; (police) raid; crackdown
stretch; tension; resilience; springiness; will-power; pluck
impassioned speech; fervent speech
year; age; years; past one's prime; old age
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
tanuki (Nyctereutes procyonoides); raccoon dog; sly dog; sly old fox; sly fox
to change into; to convert into; to transform; to be reduced; to influence; to improve (someone)
here and there; in twos and threes; sporadically; now and then; from time to time; occasionally