gondola (boat, esp. in Venice); gondola (hot-air balloon, airship, etc.); basket; scaffold (building); display shelf (shop)
paradise; heaven; Kingdom of Heaven
one breath; chug!; drink!
graduation ceremony; commencement
proximity; nearness; soon; nearby
to instigate; to tempt; to entice; to incite
once in a lifetime; once in one's life
indicates uncertainty or second hand nature of information quoted
unshapely; ill-formed; misshapen; awkward; clumsy
splendid; magnificent; gorgeous
improvement (e.g. in skill, ability); advance; progress; communication of opinions of the general populace to those of high rank
bear (any mammal of family Ursidae)
naked person (esp. child)
(logical) true; regular; 10^40; ten thousand undecillion; original; positive
personification; impersonation; embodiment
sex fiend; lecher; pervert
plate (often as in "tectonic plate")
to replace; to substitute; to shift; to change places
flustered person; hasty person
expresses a firm view or feeling; please ...; would you ...
fever (state of excitement)
ecstatic; ecstatically; splitting headache
Western-style clothes (cf. traditional Japanese clothes)
leaving something where it is; abandoning something
to feel anxious; to feel nervous; fluttering down; trickling down (e.g. tears); hanging untidily (of hair); straggling
to be in a hurry; to be impatient; to be anxious (to do); to get a fright; to panic; to get flustered
first of all; at once; right away; for now; for the time being
to be troublesome; to require the aid and labour of others
to burn hotly; to burn redly; to lose one's temper; to get mad; to be upset
heavenly voice; off the record instructions; influential person's opinion; powerful person's verdict
when push comes to shove; when needed; when necessity arises; when the moment arrives
putting life into; animating; cheering up
chugging (a glassful of) a drink in one go
to strain (one's stomach); to bear down (during childbirth); to push down