painful; bitter; tough; difficult; cruel; harsh
to decide; to choose; to clinch (a victory); to decide (the outcome of a match); to persist in doing; to go through with; to always do
20 years old; (arch.) twenty
metre; meter; meter; gauge
point; tip; head (of a line); front; first; before; (the way) ahead
to unfold; to unroll; to open
above; up; top; summit; surface; before; previous
to sit; to squat; to assume (a position); to hold steady; to hold still
lower back; waist; hips; body (of hair, noodle, paper, etc.); resilience; spring
kimono; Japanese traditional clothing (esp. full-length); clothing; clothes
to open (e.g. one's robe); to bare (e.g. one's chest); to open up (of clothing); to be exposed; (arch.) to open wide (one's legs, eyes, mouth, etc.); (arch.) to stretch
left and right; right and left; (asserting) control; influence; one's attendants; people accompanying one
chest; breast; breasts; bosom; heart; lungs; stomach
to hold between (e.g. one's fingers, chopsticks); to grip (from both sides); to put between; to sandwich between; to catch (e.g. a finger in a door); to trap; to insert (e.g. a break into proceedings)
in comparison to; rather than
hand; arm; forepaw; foreleg; handle; hand; worker
for two people's eyes to meet; catching someone's eye; making eye contact; meeting a person's gaze
facial expression; countenance; look; appearance; expression (vocal, etc.)
at last; finally; barely; narrowly; just
to turn toward; to look (up, down, etc.); to face (e.g. east) (of a building, window, etc.); to look out on; to point (of an arrow, compass needle, etc.); to be suited to
like; similar to; (I) think (that); (I) have a feeling (that); feels like; feels similar to
since when; from when; how long
posing; modeling; modelling
to resound; to be heard far away; to reverberate; to shake; to come (home); to remain (with someone)
important; serious; valuable; precious; serious matter; major incident
to lose one's way; to get lost; to waver; to hesitate; to give into temptation; to lose control of oneself
answer; reply; response; answer; solution; result
action; conduct; behaviour; behavior; mobilization; mobilisation
many; numerous; large amount of; large quantity of; frequent; common
unpleasant; disagreeable; nasty; lewd; lascivious; obscene
speech and conduct; words and deeds
to return; to come back; to turn over; to become extremely; to become completely
to; for; from the standpoint of; as far as ... is concerned
attaching the familiar suffix "-chan" to somebody's name
to call out (to); to call; to summon (a doctor, etc.); to invite; to designate; to name; to garner (support, etc.)
echo; reverberation; sound (esp. the distinctive sound of an object or activity, e.g. rain, gun, gallop, drum); noise; quality of a sound (e.g. a fine phrase, clear voice, resonant bell); feeling of a sound
also; too; not ... either; (it's not possible) no matter what; although one might wish otherwise
soft; tender; gentle; mild; informal; light
to be added to; to be appended; to join in (e.g. a group of friends); to participate; to increase (e.g. heat); to gain in (e.g. influence)