tempering (metal); annealing; forging; toughening; disciplining; training
common; ordinary; conventional; customary
strong-willed; strong of heart
to have an idea; to have a clue
preparing one's own lunch; bringing one's own lunch; paying for one's own lunch; working without pay; volunteer work
twelve o'clock; noon; midnight
racketeer; thug; rogue; bully; fixer
to be at one's wits' end; to be cornered; to be in a fix; to be in a desperate situation; to be in a pinch; to be in a predicament
captive; prisoner; victim (of love, etc.); slave (to one's lust, etc.)
impostor; imposter; pretender; liar
miko; shrine maiden; young girl or woman (trad. an unmarried virgin) who assists priests at shrines; medium; sorceress; shamaness
rope used to cordon off consecrated areas or as a talisman against evil
to hang; to suspend; to dangle; to swing; to carry
ingredient; (raw) material; unprocessed timber; raw timber; subject matter; topic
to worry (about); to fuss (over); to be careful (about); to pay attention (to); to take (good) care of
set of tools (implements); kit; outfit
Japan and the West; Japanese style and Western style
clothing; costume; outfit; garment; dress
national costume; folk costume; native dress; traditional dress
inveiglement; cajolement; wheedling; enticement
(scrutinizing) carefully; (examining) thoroughly; (looking at) closely
first place (in a race); first to arrive; one suit (of clothes); one item (of clothing); putting on (formal clothes); wearing
going out; outing; leaving (one's home, office, etc.)
for a short while; for a brief period; soon; in a short while
qipao; cheongsam; mandarin dress
hair style; coiffure; hairdo
cartoon; comic; comic strip; manga
(hand-to-hand) fight; grapple; scuffle; struggling (with a problem, task, etc.); grappling; wrestling
tightly; closely; exactly; precisely; suddenly (stopping)
about here; in this neighborhood
nailing on; nailing down; being stationary; being rooted to the spot; (price) pegging
looking for (a suitable thing or person); searching for; hunting out; picking out; shopping around for; searching (a place)
captain (Army, US Marine Corps, USAF); lieutenant (Navy); flight lieutenant (RAF, RAAF, RNZAF, etc.)
to trample down; to tread on; to ignore; to spurn
height; stature; length (esp. of clothing); all (one has); everything; magnificence (of a waka poem, etc.)
to shorten; to reduce; to crumple (fabric); to wrinkle; to make (one's body) smaller; to draw in (one's legs)
to put clothes on (someone); to dress; to cover; to coat; to pin (e.g. a crime on someone); to lay (blame)