most suitable; optimum; optimal; best
innocence; insentient (i.e. plants, inanimate objects, etc.); free from obstructive thoughts; to pester someone (for cash, etc.)
to dash over oneself (e.g. water); to take (e.g. shower); to bask in (e.g. the sun); to suffer (e.g. an attack); to draw (e.g. criticism, attention, praise); to have heaped upon
bikini (swimwear); Bikini island
to put clothes on (someone); to dress; to cover; to coat; to pin (e.g. a crime on someone); to lay (blame)
exorbitant; outrageous; ridiculous; absurd; excessive; inordinate
bizarre; strange; eccentric; odd; queer
soon; shortly; before long; nearly; almost
to try; to attempt; to have a go (at something)
form; method; system; formula
payment in advance; advance payment; prepayment
half the amount (of money); half price; half fare
to play (games, sports); to enjoy oneself; to mess about (with alcohol, gambling, philandery, etc.); to be idle; to do nothing; to meet up (with friends); to hang out
to accompany; to go hand in hand with; to be consequent upon; to be accompanied by; to bring with; to take with
settlement; solution; resolution
to be of use as a reference; to be helpful
one's every action; every single move; slight effort; least trouble; small amount of work
breathing; respiration; knack; trick; harmony; balance
breath; breathing; tone; mood
exclamation of surprised disappointment, disgust, or worry (yuck, ick, ack, eeew, crap!, blech, gross)
to get; to secure; to learn; to master; to complete
not only ... (but also); not just; as well as
being particular (about); being fussy; being picky; being choosy; being fastidious
rotation (usu. on an axis); turning; spin
to screw; to twist; to distort; to parody; to torture; to wrest
railway crossing; railroad crossing; starting line; scratch; determination; stepping over the edge of the ring
isolation; cut off; blockade; quarantine; interception; deprivation
pole; rod; line; dash; spoken monotonously
how many people; a number of people
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
unnatural; affected; studied; forced
(abstract) symbol; emblem; representation
entering the rainy season; beginning of the rainy season
rainy season (in Japan usu. from early June to mid-July); rain during the rainy season
to get dark; to grow dark; to end (of a day, year, season, etc.); to come to an end; to be sunk in (e.g. despair); to be lost in (e.g. thought)
among (other things); especially; particularly; at the same time; simultaneously; at once