rumor; rumour; gossip; report
good-quality; superior in quality
cloth; fabric; dough; batter; inherent quality; one's true character; unglazed pottery
stomach ache; abdominal pain
to play (a stringed or keyboard instrument)
heh-heh; hee-hee; ha ha; (arch.) female genitals; (arch.) vagina; (arch.) vulva
self-torture; masochism; inflicting damage to oneself
assembly hall; meeting place; venue; site; grounds
marriage partner; spouse; wife-to-be; husband-to-be; future spouse
doctrine; rule; principle; -ism
to serve as a reference; to provide useful information; to be helpful; to be informative; to be instructive
to hang one's head; to droop one's head
marriage ceremony; wedding; nuptials
long ago; a long time ago; already
to settle (a problem); to put an end to (a dispute); to be disposed of; to be settled; to come to an end
general public; the masses
even so; all the same; nevertheless; yes, but ...
paying back in installments (instalments); amortization plan (amortisation); gradual progression (oft. into an unwanted state); doing little by little; proceeding in a continual and vague fashion; gradually obscuring
to go after one's dreams; to follow one's dreams; to pursue one's dreams
separate case; another matter; different matter; another project
whole face; all over one's face
basic tone; underlying tone; trend; keynote
apron; apron (airport); apron (stage)
Alice band; (horseshoe-shaped) headband (worn over the forehead); hairband
(young and) innocent; naive; pure; fresh; artless; unsophisticated
febrile seizure; febrile convulsions
OK; okay; fine (without); not needed; unnecessary
hearty; tremendous; magnificent; glorious; splendid; heroic
to force someone to clamp with their teeth; to force into someone's mouth (e.g. a gag); to wedge into a space; to inflict (a blow); to deal (a hit); to pull (a joke)
strict (e.g. security); heavy (e.g. guard); showy; pretentious; impressive; imposing
(of a woman) strong-minded; spirited; mannish
feminine; womanly; female
to accept an object and hold it reverently over one's head
to (go and) do; to make (a blunder, mess, etc.); to perpetrate; to achieve; to accomplish; to pull off
readiness; preparedness; attitude; kanji "vapor" radical
slit; slitting (slicing a sheet of paper, metal, etc. into narrower strips)
plain; unfigured; patternless; solid (color)