drumming (noise); beating; rapidly; quickly; continuously; one after the other
confirmation; verification; validation; review; check; affirmation
anxiety; uneasiness; worry; apprehension; fear; insecurity
aah!; ooh!; oh no!; oh boy!
language; dialect; word; phrase; speech; (manner of) speaking
had better ...; had better not ...
to tie; to bind; to fasten; to restrict (freedom); to tie down (with rules, regulations, etc.); to fetter
change; variation; variety; diversity; inflection; declension
willingly; voluntarily; on one's own accord
to buy; to purchase; to value; to have a high opinion; to stir; to provoke
obi; kimono sash; paper wrapper on books, CDs, etc.; band; belt; cingulum
grown-up (manner, etc.); mature; adult
white background; blank; female virgin
colour; color; complexion; skin colour; look (on one's face); expression; appearance
light; faint; pale; fleeting
rain; rainy day; rainy weather; the November suit (in hanafuda)
that way; that direction; there; that (one); you; your family
sumo wrestling; wrestler; rikishi
riding ground; racecourse; racetrack
to try to ...; to be about to do ...; to decide to ...; to take as; to treat as; to use for; to suppose that (such) is the case
father; dad; husband; you; he
by the way; incidentally; sometimes; occasionally; precisely (at that time); exactly
somewhat larger (amount); quite a lot; a little more (than usual); a little extra
exposure; laying bare; baring (e.g. skin); (photographic) exposure
yes?; no?; isn't it?; is it?
bird; bird meat (esp. chicken meat); fowl; poultry
resistance; opposition; reluctance; repulsion; resistance; drag
bathing suit; swimsuit; swimmers
as if (something untrue were actually true); like hell (e.g. "like hell I will")
beginning; outset; first; onset
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
teacher; instructor; sensei; title or form of address for a teacher, master, doctor, lawyer, etc.; intimate or teasing form of address; (arch.) one's elder
to get angry; to get mad; to tell someone off; to scold; to be angular; to be square
look!; there!; here!; that is
oh; ho; exclamation of surprise, admiration, etc.; hoo (owl call); toot (sound of a flute)
to dash (e.g. liquid on someone's face); to slosh; to splash; to souse; to pour
salt; common salt; hardship; toil; saltiness; cold
(opening of) a wound; (mouth of a) wound; cut
end; conclusion; last; final; no sooner than; once
(much) more than others; exceedingly; extremely; unusually
such ... as; or some such