slip; omission; upshot; denouement; punch line (of a joke)
management; administration; operation; running (a business); conducting
pursuing as a side business; doing in addition to one's main work; running (businesses) simultaneously; side business; job on the side
please; kindly; by all means; certainly; here you are; to give
cup (drinking vessel, measure, brassiere, prize, etc.)
contents; interior; substance; content; (sword) blade
to dash against (of waves); to billow; to roll; to wave (e.g. in the wind); to heave; to pound (of a heart)
counter; counting device; (service) counter (at a bank, store, etc.); counter (at a bar, cafe, etc.); bar; counter-attack (in soccer); counter
sudden; abrupt; unexpected; unforeseen
laws of nature; physical laws; physics
to break off; to come to an end; to be interrupted; to be cut short; to pause
hard (on the ears); offensive (to the ear); rasping; rough; harsh; grating
needle; pin; hook; stinger; thorn; hand (e.g. clock, etc.); pointer
my goodness!; oh my!; oh dear!
to get up (from sitting); to stand up; to (finally) start to do something; to get off one's backside; to take action
fantasy; illusion; vision; dream
fate; destiny; predestination
with a bang; with a crash; with a bump; suddenly (fall); sharply
to fall off; to tumble down
to bend backwards; to bend oneself back; to be taken aback
to make an appearance; to show up
smallish; on the small side
round frame glasses; round-lensed eyeglasses
long slits (esp. of eyes)
eye; eyeball; eyesight; sight; look; stare; notice
to wear; to be dressed in; to be adorned in; to clad oneself with
Taishō period (1912-1926); Taisho period
movie; film; motion picture
make-up; get-up; disguise; costume
shirt (undergarment); undershirt; singlet; shirt (outerwear; usu. with collar and buttons)
collar; lapel; neckband; nape of the neck; scruff of the neck
polite; courteous; careful; close; overly courteous; overly careful
string; cord; leash; man who is financially dependent on a woman; gigolo; restrictions; conditions
to tie; to bind; to bear (fruit); to close (e.g. deal); to confirm; to connect (two distant places); to close tightly
both ends; either end; both edges; double-mindedness; sitting on the fence
to stretch larger; to enlarge (photos); to delay (e.g. the end of a meeting)
color scheme; colour scheme
essential; substantial; substantive; intrinsic
dark of the heart; depths of the human mind; (arch.) distress about one's beloved child
to wear; to be dressed in; to have on
to freeze; to become frozen; to freeze over