protective coating; protective film; overcoat
secondary sex characteristic
charming; fascinating; enchanting; bewitching; beguiling; captivating
pains; hard work; effort; trouble; labour; labor
to catch; to capture; to grasp (e.g. meaning); to perceive; to captivate; to move (one's heart)
that; the matter in question
not less than; ... and over; beyond (e.g. one's expectations); above; above-mentioned; aforementioned
lewdness; lewd person; lecher
being amazed; being horrified; being taken aback
economic slump; hard times; poor (business); dull; gloomy; cheerless
down-train; train heading toward the ending point of its route; down-slope; downward going; downbound (esp. away from Tokyo); downstream
to shrink back; to wince; to flinch; to recoil
bending and stretching; flexing and extending
dazzling; glaring; dazzlingly beautiful
invitation; introduction; temptation
frank; candid; straightforward; openhearted; direct; outspoken
to exchange (messages, greetings, arguments, etc.); to intersect; to cross; ... with one another; ... to each other
flower; blossom; cherry blossom; beauty; blooming (esp. of cherry blossoms); ikebana; hanafuda
degree; extent; (health) condition; state of health; adjustment; moderation; addition and subtraction
tuck (e.g. in a dress); rise (e.g. in price)
swing; shake; appearance; behaviour; pretence (pretense); show; going to restaurant, hotel etc. without a reservation or introduction
loins; hips; pelvic region; waist
front part; frontage; facade; initial pledge (e.g. election); opening slogan
lapping (e.g. of waves against the shore); steadily (advancing); gradually (approaching); sufficient (of the amount of liquid needed to cover a submerged object); just enough; (arch.) speedily
scene; setting; scene (in a movie, play); shot; state of the market
sometime; someday; one day; some time or other; the other day; in due course
bull; bulldog; bulldozer; bourgeois; bourgeoisie
loss of eyesight; loss of vision; going blind; blindness
to blink (one's eyes); to wink; to bat; to twinkle (e.g. stars); to flicker; to waver
in the following manner; as follows
annotation; explanatory note; comment
to grow fat; to gain weight; to grow fertile; to be refined (palate); to be discerning (eye, ear); to become rich
to slacken; to loosen; to relax; to slack off (e.g. one's work, attention); to not put one's heart in
wrinkled; full of wrinkles
so slight as to be all but non-existent
to swing; to sway; to shake; to waver; to feel shaken; to become unstable