regular customer; regular patron; frequenter; constant companion
at the height of one's power or influence; at the peak of one's popularity
moreover; furthermore; nevertheless; and yet
disguising oneself as a man; dressing as a man (for a woman); male clothing
beautiful woman; beauty; belle
with a single flash of light; glitteringly; sparklingly; twinklingly
to shine; to glitter; to be bright
to pull; to tug; to draw (attention, sympathy, etc.); to attract (e.g. interest); to draw back (e.g. one's hand); to draw in (one's chin, stomach, etc.); to draw (a card, mahjong tile, etc.)
operation (of a machine, etc.); operating; driving; working (capital, etc.)
splash; spray; chance blow; by-blow; getting dragged into (a quarrel, etc.)
viaduct; overhead bridge; overpass; land bridge (biogeography)
to jump down; to jump off; to jump from; to jump out of
looking pale; looking unwell
restorative; smelling salts
today; this day; these days; recently; nowadays
someone else's hands; someone else's possession; hand (worker); aide; labor; labour
news coverage; collecting data (e.g. for an article); covering (something for media); interview
woman; female; feminine gender
to dress stylishly; to joke; to play on words
mistake; error; accident; mishap; improper conduct (e.g. between man and woman); indiscretion
elementary school (in Japan; 1886-1941); primary school
graduation; completion (of a course); moving on (from); outgrowing (something); leaving (a group, company, etc.)
passing through (a tunnel, station, town, etc.); passing by (e.g. of a typhoon); passage (of a bill, e.g. through parliament); carriage; passing (an examination, inspection, etc.); clearing
(approximate) time; around; suitable time (or condition); time of year; season
original; primitive; primary; fundamental; raw
to go by; to go past; to run (between; of a rail service, bus route, etc.); to operate (between); to go indoors; to go into a room; to penetrate
to be tied together; to be connected to; to lead to; to be related to; to be related (by blood)
to hold in one's arms (e.g. a baby); to embrace; to have sex with; to make love to; to sit on (eggs); to brood
to call each other; to call out to one another
to cut; to cut through; to sever (connections, ties); to turn off (e.g. the light); to terminate (e.g. a conversation); to hang up (the phone); to punch (a ticket)
to pierce; to stab; to sting; to bite; to sew; to stitch; to pole (a boat)
to gouge; to hollow out; to greatly perturb; to cause emotional pain; to get to the bottom of things; to relentlessly bring the truth to light