the best one can do; one's best effort; with all one's might; to the best of one's ability; as hard as possible
to wear; to be dressed in; to be adorned in; to clad oneself with
transcendence; excellence; superiority; super; extremely; awfully
black and white; monochrome; good and evil; right and wrong; guilt and innocence
nice; good; well-executed
defense; defence; safeguard; protection
nonexistent; nil; none; nothing (at all); bugger-all
geisha; dressed-up beautiful woman
to stretch; to extend; to straighten out; to be flattened; to spread (of paint, cream, etc.); to stretch out (e.g. of a hand); to extend
to win through (e.g. to the next round); to win game after game; to achieve a final victory; to fight to the end and win; to come out on top
to gain a reliable foundation and be in a safe condition; to rest easy; (lit.) to board a large ship
chest; breast; breasts; bosom; heart; lungs; stomach
bang; bam; noontime signal gun (carried out early Meiji to Taishō); noon gun; last round in a game of 12 rounds; precisely
loveliness; charm; allure; colour and scent; color and scent
to roll up (sleeves, skirt, etc.); to tuck up; to pull up
colouring; coloring; sex appeal (esp. of women); sexiness; interest in the opposite sex; sexual feelings; charm
good thing; nice thing; good excuse; good grounds; interjection used to impress an idea or to urge a response
improper; immodest; disgraceful; shameful; vulgar; low
approximately; about; only; nothing but; just (finished, etc.)
being obtrusive; being conspicuous (in a bad way)
to follow; to come along (with); to accompany; to come with (something); to follow as a result (of); to be incidental (to)
obstruction; hindrance; blocking; disturbance; interference; interruption
to accompany; to follow; to keep up with
competition rate; success rate; ratio of successful (applicants) to total applicants
new; fresh; new item (e.g. customer, regulation); newly created object; new customer
gradually; by degrees; little by little; bit by bit
in a crowd; in droves; crawling (of insects); swarming; dragging (e.g. along the ground); trailing
(wandering) minstrel; troubadour
the preceding year; the previous year; last year
one large ...; a great ...
king; queen; monarch; the Crown (as a focus of authority in the UK, etc.); the throne
to tingle with excitement; to be full of excitement; to be thrilled
to break (into pieces); to be broken; to collapse; to crumble; to become less formal; to throw off reserve
the facts; the truth; the true state of affairs; in truth; in fact; in reality