lifting a girl's skirt; flipping up a skirt
to outwit; to outmanoeuvre; to steal a march on; to get the jump on; to anticipate; to forestall
to harden; to freeze; to put together; to collect; to make secure; to stabilize; to fortify
art; technique; means; way; trick; trap
toes; tips of the toes; toe of a shoe, sock, etc.
outsider's perspective; as seen by an observer
to refer to; to use as reference
last (i.e. immediately preceding); previous; pre- (e.g. premodern); before; before; earlier
to see (a doctor, etc.); to consult (someone)
valuation; appraisal; evaluation; appreciation; recognition; acknowledgement
guess; speculation; supposition
root; source; origin; foundation; basis; essence
exquisite; superb; perfect; miraculous
and; moreover; besides; as well as; and on top of that; at the same time
orbit; trajectory; railroad track; (right) track; proper course
service; help; discount; discounted item; free service; freebie; service
sticking (in one place, position, etc.); settling; becoming established (of a custom, system, etc.); taking hold; fixation (photography); fixing
Herculean task; next-to-impossible undertaking
to be disheartened; to lose heart; to be sprained; to be snapped; to be broken
parallelism; running parallel (to, with); running concurrently; occurring at the same time; not reaching an agreement (e.g. of a debate)
rate; ratio; percentage; commission; poundage; percentage
to correct; to rectify; to reform; to straighten (one's posture, collar, etc.); to adjust
advance warning; previous notice; announcement; herald; harbinger; forerunner
thicket; bush; grove; (medical) quack
next; hypo- (i.e. containing an element with low valence); order; sequence
severely beaten up; thoroughly defeated; completely destroyed; severely damaged; battered; beat-up
to also be (implies that as well as the earlier stated this is also the case); to be ... or something
to intend; to be sure that
to put in; to place inside; to be enthusiastic; to be engrossed; to be in high spirits; to be excited
to instigate; to tempt; to entice; to incite
to break the ice; to broach a subject; to bring up a topic
component; factor; item (e.g. in list); element (e.g. in array); member (e.g. data structure)
meek; quiet; docile; mysterious; marvelous; marvellous
to let something (or somebody) go past; to do too much
good story; heartwarming story; good prospect (e.g. marriage, business)
mischief; prank; pastime; hobby; playing with (a lighter, etc.); fooling around with
program board (concert, theatrical production); act-announcement sheets; mekuri karuta
way (of doing); manner; method; means
root (of a plant); root (of a tooth, hair, etc.); center (of a pimple, etc.); root (of all evil, etc.); source; one's true nature