tough; hard; determined; strong-minded; strong (e.g. sunlight, alcohol); severe
to tie; to fasten; to wear (necktie, belt); to put on; to total; to sum; to be strict with
lower back; waist; hips; body (of hair, noodles, paper, etc.); resilience; spring
opposition; resistance; antagonism; reverse; opposite; inverse
exposure; laying bare; exposure; (media) exposure; appearance (on TV, in magazines, etc.)
circumference; girth; surroundings; neighbourhood; people surrounding oneself; surrounding circumstances
about; roughly; generally; on the whole; completely; quite
to want; to wish for; to request; to demand; to seek; to search for
to be (animate); to be; to be ...-ing; to have ...-ed; to be ...-ed; to (have the audacity to) do
intently; single-mindedly; devotedly; solely; earnestly; with all one's heart
to love; to cherish; to admire; to appreciate
design; idea; conception; plan
to suit; to match; to become; to be like
overall; general; as a whole
ratio; proportion; percentage
to be dazzled by; to be dizzied by; to be lost in (greed, lust, etc.); (arch.) to become dark
slightly heavy; a little heavy
clothing; costume; outfit; garment; dress
(all) important positions; every strategic point; each key post; (all) important parts; every important point
to give (time, money, goods); to donate; to do; to perform; to apply (processing, makeup, etc.); to add (e.g. ornamentation, annotation)
naked; bare; uncovered; frank; open; blunt
knee; lap; knee and thigh (while sitting)
vivid; bright; brilliant; skillful; skilful; adroit
contrast; juxtaposition; comparison; correlation (of strata)
strange; odd; peculiar; queer; curious
to create (an atmosphere, feeling, etc.); to produce; to engender
sentence-ending particle expressing doubt; sentence-ending particle expressing a rhetorical question
excess; surplus; superabundance; overabundance
well, ...; right, ...; so; then; that way (would mean ...); if that is the case
existence; being; presence
thin (air); weak (liquid); dilute; lacking (enthusiasm, consideration, substance, etc.); insubstantial; deficient
to melt into; to dissolve into; to merge into; to blend into (surroundings); to fit in; to adapt to
girl (usu. between 7 and 17); young lady; (arch.) female between 17 and 20 years old (ritsuryō period)
stage scenery; set; backdrop
to charm; to bewitch; to enchant; to captivate; to fascinate
shall ...; to assume; to suppose
to be accompanied by; to be attended by; to take along (someone); to conquer; to subjugate; to subdue
thinking; thought; idea; notion; intention; plan
to see through (a lie, scheme, etc.); to see into (someone's mind); to read (someone's true feelings); to penetrate
sweetly smiling; like the smiling of a beauty; gracious