staunch; hardcore; dyed-in-the-wool; metal reinforcement
all one's power (strength, energy, efforts); one's utmost
readiness; preparedness; resolution; resignation
lightly (floating, drifting, etc.); buoyantly; soft; fluffy; unsteadily; flightily
fluttering; flapping; (arch.) flickering (light, flame, etc.); frill; piece of thin material
(stand to) attention!; standing at attention
at any rate; anyhow; anyway; in any case; because; as you know
actually; really; truly; in practice; practically
complete devotion; body and soul; one's best
dressing room; fitting room
height; stature; length (esp. of clothing); all (one has); everything; magnificence (of a waka poem, etc.)
to act up (machine); to go out of tune (instrument); to not work right; to be knocked off stride; to lose one's bearings; to lose one's presence of mind
bashfully; hesitantly; fidgety; restlessly; squirming; wriggling
to hang one's head; to look down; to cast one's eyes downward
awkward (movements, speech, etc.); jerky; stiff; strained (relations); sour
as (much) as possible; as (much) as one can; wherever practicable; if possible
decoration; ornament; trimmings
match (contest); to match with; to go well with
look; glance; (at first) sight
past; after; too (much); over- (e.g. eating)
to have a hole; to be pierced (with a hole)
in the belly; in one's heart of hearts
habit (often a bad habit, i.e. vice); tendency; peculiarity; idiosyncrasy; crease; wrinkle
rural area; countryside; the sticks; hometown
menial; meanness; servility; abject
hem; (trouser) cuff; bottom part; bottom edge; foot (of a mountain); tips (of hair)
to pull; to draw; to string (lines); to run (cable); to pull towards oneself (e.g. someone's sleeve); to drag; to haul
very much; intensely; overwhelmingly; excessively; irresistibly; without any obvious reason
response (felt in the hands); resistance; reaction; response; effect
so; like that; that's right; indeed; let me see...
no!; no no!; no, not at all
course (of events); development; progress; market order; order without limit
to watch over; to watch attentively
timidly; nervously; with nervous diffidence; trembling with fear
bag; sack; skin of an orange (and other like fruits); dead end; plot of land surrounded by water
malicious; ill-tempered; unkind