it is no exaggeration to say; it is not too much to say
figure eight; figure of eight; shape of "hachi", the kanji for eight
top part of the head; crown; parietal region
unsightly; ungraceful; clumsy; awkward; unpresentable; unshapely
standing for; advocating; championing; professing (to be)
Empire of Japan (Japan's official name under the Meiji Constitution)
old girl; former female student; alumna; office girl
earnest apology; humble apology; apologizing profusely
firm; strong; unbending; unyielding; uncompromising; stubborn
to turn up; to roll up (e.g. sleeves); to do over and over again; to do relentlessly; to stage a comeback (against) (in mahjong, horse racing, etc.); to come from behind
to evade (questions); to reply evasively; to beat around the bush; to throw up a smoke screen
kneeling down on the ground; prostrate oneself
to lean over (and cover with one's body); to bend over (someone); to (stand tall and) lean on (someone); to weigh on one; to bear (heavily) on one; to lie on one
strong pressure; heavy pressure
to look up (at); to look upwards; to respect; to look up to
wrong; bad; not allowed; not possible; failing grade
to go together; to go in company (with); to go along (with)
front kick (esp. martial arts)
measuring by feel; adjusting by feel; doing by feel; adapting to the situation (one's strength, strictness, etc.); making allowances; using discretion
to nail (to something); to nail down; to bang (e.g. one's head); to knock; to throw (at a wall, on the floor, etc.); to fling (at)
to trample underfoot; to tread on; to crush with a foot
to kick; to treat (a person) poorly; to walk all over (someone)
to stick into and move around; to dig around in; to pick (i.e. one's teeth)
to ward off; to brush away; to fling off; to drive away
questioning; interrogation; examination (of a witness)
(your) choice; preference; wish
clumsy; awkward; unskillful; incompetent; inept; bungling
nature; spontaneity; natural airhead
difficult to hear; hard to hear; unpleasant to hear; painful to hear; difficult to ask
languid; weary; listless; melancholy
sword (esp. Japanese single-edged); katana; scalpel; chisel; burin; knife money (knife-shaped commodity money used in ancient China)
thick; bulky; massive; heavy
casually; nonchalantly; easily; without difficulty; as if nothing had happened
empty-handed; unarmed; lacking funds
to beat someone to the punch; to get the drop on (someone); to forestall
expert; professional; master; woman in the nightlife business; demimondaine; geisha and prostitutes