indeed; really; absolutely; truly; actually; very
measure; step; countermeasure; counterplan; countermove; strategy
killing two birds with one stone; serving two ends
killing two birds with one stone
foot; paw; leg; gait; pace; bottom structural component (i.e. radical) of a kanji; (arch.) money
to raise; to elevate; to do up (one's hair); to fly (a kite, etc.); to launch (fireworks, etc.); to land (a boat); to show someone (into a room)
to pass through; to pass by; to pass (of time); to elapse; to have expired; to have ended; to exceed
there (place relatively near listener); there (place just mentioned); that place; then (of some incident just spoken of); that (of point just raised); (arch.) you
breath; breathing; tone; mood
to smoke; to breathe in; to suck; to sip; to absorb; to soak up
painful; difficult; distressing; (psychologically) difficult; straitened (circumstances); tight (financial situation)
chest; breast; breasts; bosom; heart; lungs; stomach
skin; body (in the context of intimate bodily contact); surface; grain (e.g. of wood); disposition; temperament
to shine; to glitter; to sparkle
light brown; golden brown; tan
different person; another person; someone else; changed man
cover (of a book, magazine, etc.); binding; appearing on the cover of a magazine
picture; drawing; painting; image (TV, film, etc.); picture; footage
adopted daughter; foster daughter
daughter; girl (i.e. a young, unmarried woman)
to travel all over; to be active in places widely apart
love story; romance; love affair
thorough; exhaustive; complete
to place on (something); to give (someone) a ride; to give a lift; to load (luggage); to carry; to send out (on the airwaves, etc.); to deceive
lower back; waist; hips; body (of hair, noodle, paper, etc.); resilience; spring
particularly; especially; in particular; expressly
December; twelfth month of the lunar calendar
bird; bird meat (esp. chicken meat); fowl; poultry
by all means; by all costs
will (urge) to create; creative urge; appetite for writing
to boil up; to come to the boil; to arise; to break out; to get excited; to be in uproar
senryū; comic haiku; humorous seventeen-mora poem
association; club; fan club; supporter's association
national convention; national competition; national athletic meet
history of; experience of
good piece of work; honourable mention (honorable)
filling a vacancy; supplementation; substitute; deputy; alternate
to bite into (e.g. rope into skin); to cut into; to eat into; to encroach; to be wedged (i.e. underwear pulled from the back, driving it between the buttocks)
(not) even once; (not) ever