interest (in something); curiosity (about something); zest (for)
to accompany; to follow; to keep up with
leading; guiding; commanding
established practice; custom
commerce; trade; business
to compete with; to vie for
to lift up; to hold up; to give; to offer; to devote; to sacrifice
takeout (i.e. food); take-out; takeaway; take-away
in hand; on hand; on one; handheld
short piece (of music, writing); small work (painting, sculpture, etc.); literary sketch; small article; small item
supermarket; subtitles; telop; superheterodyne; super
confusion; dismay; consternation; panic
garden (esp. man-made); orchard; park; place; location
unveiling; debut; introduction
attention; giving one's attention; focusing
a gap develops; a significant difference emerges
plastic wrap; cling film; cling wrap; to wrap in plastic wrap
pre-made (esp. food); prepared in advance
unevenness; bumpiness; roughness; imbalance; inequality; unevenness
happy; glad; pleased; joyful; delightful; gratifying
male coming-of-age-ceremony; shaving one's eyebrows, blackening one's teeth, and wearing one's hair in the marumage style (of a newly married woman; Edo period)
nether region; between the legs; groin; crotch
groin; groin region; inguinal region
tempering (metal); annealing; forging; toughening; disciplining; training
model; dummy; model (profession); fashion model; model (of a vehicle, machine, etc.); version; model (e.g. mathematical)
(with a) whizzing sound; sound of something whizzing by
letter (of alphabet); character; writing
jacket; book jacket; dust cover; CD jacket; record jacket
coat; tunic; jacket; outer garment
separation; partition; detachment; segregation; isolation
shirt (undergarment); undershirt; singlet; shirt (outerwear; usu. with collar and buttons)
sleeve; wing (of a stage, desk, gate, etc.)
back; reverse; rear side; height; stature; ridge (of a mountain)
shutting tightly; making airtight; sealing hermetically
retaining warmth; keeping heat in; heat insulation
high place; high altitude; heights; broad view