size; dimension; large and small (sizes); various sizes; daishō (matched pair of long and short swords); large and small drums; long months and short months
quickly (e.g. pushing up one's glasses); with a light pull; with a sharp tug (e.g. at a sleeve)
to put all one's skill (into doing something); to do something to the best of one's ability
student of a women's college; female university student
to go to seed; to become hard and fibrous; to have passed one's prime; to have lost the first bloom of one's youth
exposure; laying bare; exposure; (media) exposure; appearance (on TV, in magazines, etc.)
prior engagement; previous appointment; prior agreement; previous promise; previous contract
to throw away as useless; to scrap; to make null and void; to renege; to annul
(your) choice; preference; wish
to compare; to make a comparison (between); to compete (on); to measure (one's strength, ability, etc. against another's)
as much as possible; unbeatably; unsurpassably
selection; choice; picking out; National High School Baseball Invitational Tournament; Spring Koshien
acting without restraint; self-indulgence; wild license; being pretentious; putting on airs; foppery
suitable age (esp. for marriage); marriageable age
in all sincerity; with one's whole heart; whole-hearted devotion
wall iris; roof iris; Iris tectorum; fleur-de-lis
to spread; to extend; to unfold; to open; to scatter about; to spread around
to be (too) late getting married; to be (too) late going somewhere
bargain; good buy; budget
good deed; good conduct; benevolence
secondhand article; secondhand goods; used item
shellfish removed from the shell; shucked shellfish
affectation; showiness; pretence
(possibly) defective item; as-is item; item sold as-is
unsold items; leftovers; remainders; spinster; old maid
oil; petroleum; oil; lubricant; (cooking) oil; (massage) oil; ointment
to lose (something); to get rid of; to eliminate; to remove
to steal; to plagiarize; to steal (a technique, idea, etc.); to do stealthily; to do during scant time; to steal a base
maintenance of public order; maintaining security
to grant permission; to give permission
stature; body height; one's means; one's status; one's ability
to compare with the eye; to judge by comparison; to take into consideration; to bear in mind
at any rate; in any case; at the very least; if nothing else
(something having its) merits and demerits; advantages and disadvantages; good points and shortcomings
instruction; direction; briefing
to speak words (of); to speak (to); to say (something); to say some (kind, comforting, etc.) words
to make (a person) pay for (something)
imitation; copy; make-believe; doing something in a way that only superficially resembles the real thing
dozing off in the middle of doing something (esp. in an online chat or during an online game); becoming inactive due to falling asleep
men; manservant; male attendants to an actor
(just) out of curiosity; (just) in order to satisfy one's curiosity; aimed chiefly at amusing; sensational (e.g. magazine)