strict; severe; stringent; rigorous; rigid; firm
making; producing; appearance (attire, make-up, etc.); build; physique; sashimi
crash; smash; crunch; bang; breaking sound
small window; fenestella; scuttle (type of hatch on a ship)
iron grill; iron grille; iron lattice; prison
across; over; beyond; throughout (a period of time); for
to live up to (one's) expectations; to meet expectations
minimum; (very) least; at least some (comfort, etc.); only (consolation, saving grace, etc.); sole
double; two-fold; diplo-; dipl-; double-edged eyelid; double eyelid
to serve; to work for; to attend
subordination; servitude; servility; subordinate; underling
judicial decision; judgement; judgment; sentence; decree
to escape (disaster, death, etc.); to be saved from; to be rescued from; to avoid (e.g. punishment); to evade (e.g. responsibility); to avert
dark brown; colour of tanned skin
purple; violet; Lithospermum erythrorhizon (species of gromwell); type of soy sauce
long slits (esp. of eyes)
sanpaku eyes (eyes with visible white between the iris and the lower eyelid)
stout; corpulent; plump; voluptuous
in the style of (esp. literary, artistic, etc. works); reminiscent of; attached or stretched on
to become tense; to be tightened; to become firm (e.g. body)
nationally protected chicken breed; free-range local traditional pedigree chicken; chicken meat from same; locally raised chicken
to stare back at; to look back at
wrong; bad; not allowed; not possible; failing grade
purpose; utility; objective; way to use something
sex slave; sexual slavery
as you see; as you can see
to be at a complete loss; to be without recourse; to be completely stymied; to have absolutely no idea what to do
being very popular; being in great demand
regulation; (traffic) policing; control; restriction
fashion (current) of the times; general drift of affairs
reputation; respectability; honour; honor
this is why; this means; it is the case that
pressing; urging; demanding; demand
to be noticeable; to notice; to catch one's eye
race; tribe; species; genus; stellar population (i.e. population I, II and III)
fault; defect; minor; 5-point card