to fling; to throw off (clothes); to kick off (boots)
preparation; arrangements
diligently; seriously; perfectly; properly; sufficiently; satisfactorily
to pretend not to see; to turn one's back on
Alice band; horseshoe-shaped hairband made of metal or plastic (often covered with cloth); Katyusha rocket launcher (Soviet)
to remove; to take off; to drop (e.g. from a team); to remove (from a position); to leave (e.g. one's seat); to go away from
pannier (clothing); hoop skirt
drawers; knickers; bloomers
to take off (clothes, shoes, etc.); to undress
foot; paw; leg; gait; pace; bottom structural component (i.e. radical) of a kanji; (arch.) money
to stick (to); to cling (to); to stay (e.g. in the office)
hard fight; close game; struggle; tight contest
to fall down; to fall over; to turn out; to play out; to abandon Christianity (and convert to Buddhism); to apostatize
to fall on one's backside
soaking (wet); wringing; dripping; drenched
underpants; pants; briefs; trousers (esp. women's); jodhpurs; breeches
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
washing machine (laundry)
changing room (at a bathhouse, swimming pool, etc.)
change; alteration; substitute; rate of exchange
changing clothes; change of clothes
to take a breather; to take a rest; to catch one's breath; to take a breath
suppressed laugh; smile; giggle; chuckle
gaping (e.g. mouth, wound); (opening) wide; snapping up (e.g. bait); biting into (food); plagiarism; rip-off
is not; am not; are not; isn't it?
frank; direct; plain; straightforward; point-blank; concise
pointing out; identification
bright red; deep red; flushed (of face); downright (e.g. lie); complete; utter
denial; negation; negation (logic); NOT operation
no sooner than; as soon as; immediately after; at the thought of; when I think about
in short; in a word; to sum up; to put it simply; to make a long story short; after all
as one would expect; just as you'd expect (from); just like (someone)
I don't care; fine, whatever; that's okay; sure, go ahead
washing; laundry; relaxing; taking a break
comfort; ease; easy; simple; (economically) comfortable; raku pottery
fearfully; timidly; nervously; cautiously; gingerly
second year of junior high school; second-year junior high school student
by any chance; (should) it happen (that); by some chance
growth; development; growing up; growth (of a company, the economy, etc.)
to stop (moving); to come to a stop; to stop (doing, working, being supplied); to come to a halt; to alight; to perch on
to scream; to whine; to grumble; to complain