there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
bitter smile; wry smile; strained laugh; sarcastic laugh
to be called ...; to be referred to as ...
party game in which a randomly selected king issues orders to other players
malicious; vicious; malignant; shoddy; inferior; poor-quality
apt to (do); liable to; predominantly; mostly; ... reaps the rewards; ... takes the prize
promise; agreement; convention; rule; destiny; fate
long (distance, length); long (time); protracted; prolonged
and; moreover; besides; as well as; and on top of that; at the same time
exactly; precisely; just; as if; as though; quite
teatime; tea break; coffee break
coloring; colouring; color scheme; colour scheme; (touch of) colour; embellishment
waiting on a table; serving (at dinner); waiter; waitress; office boy; office girl
to work (for); to be employed (at); to serve (as); to act (as); to conduct a religious service
apron; apron (airport); apron (stage)
it is ... that ...; precisely; although; while; it is precisely because ... that ...; only because ...
to attach; to join; to furnish (a house with); to wear; to put on; to keep a diary; to make an entry
custom; practice; said; aforementioned; instance; example
thin (paper, cloth, porcelain, etc.); of thin make; superficial (knowledge, critique, etc.); shallow; slight wound; slight cut
naked; bare; uncovered; frank; open; blunt
height; stature; length (esp. of clothing); all (one has); everything; magnificence (of a waka poem, etc.)
in itself; the thing itself; this itself; for its own sake; per se
to peek (through a keyhole, gap, etc.); to look down into (a ravine, etc.); to peek into (a shop, bookstore, etc.); to sneak a look at; to take a quick look at; to peep (through a telescope, microscope, etc.); to stick out (a scarf from a collar, etc.)
thin; slender; fine; unlucky
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
colouring; coloring; sex appeal (esp. of women); sexiness; interest in the opposite sex; sexual feelings; charm
four; four years of age; ten o'clock (old time system); Burakumin; cross grips
to line up; to stand in a line; to rival; to match; to equal
to be slightly inferior; to be a degree worse; to give an inch; to make a concession; to concede a point
outstanding; excellent; exceptional; preeminence; distinction; extraordinariness
level; standard; water level
multicolored; multicoloured; of various colors; diverse; of all kinds; all manners of
fair words fill not the belly; food before romance
practice; putting into practice; implementation; praxis (philosophy)