wearing nothing but an apron; being nude except for an apron
one end; an end; part; fragment
to go ahead; to pull ahead
(looking around) restlessly; (looking) all around; goggling
sightseer; spectator; viewer
to make oneself pleasant to everybody; to smile at everybody; to try to please everybody; to make things pleasant
classic (work, esp. book); the classics
man of virtue; wise man; person of high rank; the four gentlemen (plum, chrysanthemum, orchid, and bamboo)
glance; look; glimpse; complete view; bird's-eye view
to smear all over; to slather on; to besmear; to paint heavily; to spread thickly; to bedaub (with paint)
divorce; dissolution of adoption
to have come; to be here; to be popular; to be fashionable; to be angry; to have blown one's lid
worry; mental agony; heartache
to be more than one can imagine (esp. of sadness, anguish, etc.); to be impossible to comprehend
shaman (Okinawa, Amami); medium; exorcist
leather boots; rubber boots; wellingtons; wellies; long boots; high boots
shape; form; security; collateral; obverse of an old zeni coin
declaration; statement; proclamation
becoming complicated; becoming involved; being intricate; becoming entangled; becoming jumbled; becoming mixed up
subscriber; reader; admirer
little grey cells (in reference to Hercule Poirot's catchphrase); intellect; brainpower
tearing off; stripping off; ripping off
dark red; dark brown; reddish brown
one's junior; younger generation; next generation; moving backwards; backing up; reversing
(gymnastics) pulling oneself upward with a forward, circling movement; back hip circle
to dodge; to evade; to avoid; to sidestep
opening and shutting; opening and closing
bodily; physical; corporeal; sexual; sensual; of the flesh
legal means; legal methods; legal measures
machine; race car; racing motorcycle
self-responsibility; on one's own responsibility; at one's own risk
to bend; to warp; to curve
greengrocer; fruit and vegetable shop; jack of all trades