and yet; though; when; in spite of
to be stingy; to be tightfisted; to look shabby; to appear wretched
tea utensils; container for powdered green tea (tea ceremony)
holiday house; vacation home; villa; prison; jail
treasuring; cherishing; prizing; holding dear
offering a prize; prize competition; prize; reward
to be completely absorbed in; to fall for (something)
warming (limbering) up; warming-up exercises
push-up (exercise); press-up
abdominal muscles; abs; sit-up (exercise)
manjū; steamed yeast bun with filling
dessert stomach; having room for dessert despite being full
on-the-job training; hands-on training
to fire (a gun); to shoot; to let off; to loose off; to blow (someone) away
whether one likes it or not; willy-nilly
outrageous; wild (ambition, idea, etc.); crazy; inordinate; extravagant (e.g. claims); audacious
universal; general; ubiquitous; omnipresent
uneven distribution; unfair distribution; maldistribution
to meet someone's requirements; to meet expectations; to go along with what someone wants
to have an interest (in something); to feel inclined (toward doing something)
reading through (a book); finishing (a book)
reputation; respectability; honour; honor
overdependence (on others; usu. one's fosterers or seniors); lack of self-reliance; presumed acceptance (of one's behaviour); presumed benevolence; attention-seeking (behavior)
to distinguish; to recognize; to recognise; to tell apart; to differentiate
to set one's hand to; to start work on; to embezzle; to use (money obtained in illegal fashion); to have sexual relations; to have an affair
to sever relations (with someone; esp. a relative or spouse); to break off (with)
exposure; laying bare; exposure; (media) exposure; appearance (on TV, in magazines, etc.)
to be (deeply) moving; to pack an (emotional) punch; to be emotionally touching; to strike home; to strike a chord
exposed skin between top of knee-high socks and hemline of skirt
(opening of a) wound; cut
to panic; to freak out; to fly into a tizzy
overeagerness; rashness; forward step-out
floral pattern; flourish; ornament; star (actor, player, etc.)
contours of one's body; figure