to listen attentively to; to be lost in
attractive; good-looking; stylish; cool; smooth; neat
girl; daughter; baby girl; young woman
iron (Fe); strong and hard (as iron); railway; railway enthusiast
mask; disguise; guise; mask
across; over; beyond; throughout (a period of time); for
one's father; one's old man; middle-aged (or older) man; old man; one's boss; proprietor (of a restaurant, store, etc.)
to be found (e.g. unknown quantity in an equation); to be calculated
quick work; (clever) feat
from the standpoint of; as a matter of (e.g. fact); aboard (a ship or vehicle); on top of; first volume (e.g. book); superior quality; best
worthy of special mention
to decide; to determine; to establish; to lay down; to bring peace (to); to make peaceful
precise; accurate; appropriate; exactly the right
four; four years of age; ten o'clock (old time system); Burakumin; cross grips
succession; continuation; series; sequence
surprise; astonishment; wonder; amazement
to lay bare; to expose; to reveal
curious onlookers; rubbernecks
crackling; cracking; clapping; incessantly (blinking)
personal affair; one's own affair
to throw out one's chest; to be puffed up with pride
human being; human; person; character (of a person)
master (of a house, shop, etc.); husband; sir; boss; patron of a mistress, geisha, bar or nightclub hostess; sugar daddy
measuring by feel; adjusting by feel; doing by feel; adapting to the situation (one's strength, strictness, etc.); making allowances; using discretion
victory; triumph; conquest; success; win
idol (i.e. carving or painting of a deity)
older sister; elder sister
straining; draining; drainer; strainer; cutwater (on ship); forefoot
to be negligent in doing something; to shirk; to be off one's guard
older brother; elder brother; brother (as older-brother figure in friendly and or work relationship); young man; buddy
frank; direct; plain; straightforward; point-blank; concise
to declare; to assert; to state definitively; to finish saying; to say it all; to finish one's sentence
to have a go; to try and do (something); to take a chance with something
knack; skill; bone; skeleton; cremated remains (esp. the bones); ashes
cutting in two with a single stroke; taking decisive action; dealing with decisively; cutting the (Gordian) knot
miserable; pitiable; shameful; deplorable; pathetic
to urge; to encourage; to press; to stimulate (e.g. growth); to hasten (e.g. development); to quicken