beautiful woman; beauty; belle
to do for real; to do in real life; to carry (a story) into actual practice
night watch; night sentry
coat; tunic; jacket; outer garment
to take off (clothes, shoes, etc.); to undress
sleeve; wing (of a stage, desk, gate, etc.)
to turn up; to roll up (e.g. sleeves); to do over and over again; to do relentlessly; to stage a comeback (against) (in mahjong, horse racing, etc.); to come from behind
way one dresses; way one looks like in certain clothes
thought; thinking; contemplation; using wisdom to get to the bottom of things; focusing one's mind; deep contemplation
to indulge in; to give oneself up to; to be obsessed by; to be engrossed in; to be lost in; to be absorbed in
to badger; to pester; to beg
to blur; to shade off; to gradate; to obscure; to make ambiguous
action; operation; effect; function
nail (e.g. fingernail, toenail); claw; plectrum; pick; hook; clasp
care; looking after; repair; (police) raid; crackdown
outrageous; monstrous; appalling; inordinate; overambitious
junior high school; middle school; lower secondary school
senior high school; high school
living; life (one's daily existence); livelihood
brilliant; splendid; glorious; magnificent; spectacular
to come back; to bloom a second time
taking on (a challenge); attempt; try; tackling; challenging (someone to a contest)
fastidiousness; enthusiasm for one thing; meticulousness; susceptibility for a stiffening of the shoulders
thorough; exhaustive; complete
embarrassing; embarrassed; ashamed; disgraceful; shameful
diligent study; devoting oneself to one's studies
(something) has never occurred; to have never done (something); such a thing has not happened; never happens; there is never a time when
willpower; guts; determination; character; nature; disposition
still; much more; (not) yet; still a long way to go; still a long way off; not there yet
halting (speech); faltering; stammering
life story; personal narrative; story of one's life
to have an ulterior motive; to have an axe to grind
three; three years of age
only; merely; but; no more than
to knock down; to beat (someone) up; to injure (someone) so badly they cannot recover (esp. emotionally); to overwhelm (with mental anguish, etc.)
to give an answer; to find an answer to a question; to work out a solution
unsuitable; inappropriate; improper
to entrust (someone) with; to leave (a matter) with someone; to have someone deliver (a message, parcel, etc.); to send (through someone); to use (something) to express (one's feelings, opinion, etc.); to express in the form of (something)
great; grand; magnificent; outstanding; mighty
to blame; to reproach; to question (a suspect); to challenge; to aggravate (an injury); to be aggravated