muscular; lean (of a company's operations, etc.)
skeleton; skeletal structure; build; framework
woman; female; female lover; girlfriend; mistress
gorilla (Gorilla spp., esp. western gorilla, Gorilla gorilla)
possibility; chance; potential; potentiality; possibility (modal property of a proposition containing no logical contradiction)
I see; that's right; indeed
hidden ball trick; ace up one's sleeve; secret weapon
to place (in position); to fix; to install; to seat (someone); to settle (upon something); to fix (e.g. one's gaze)
wrong impression; subjective impression; assumption; prejudice
strict prohibition; ban; interdiction
one country; the whole nation; the whole country; stubborn; obstinate
because of; on account of; about; on; per; for every
when it becomes; when it comes to
it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that ...
amateur; layman; respectable woman (i.e. not a prostitute, hostess, geisha); (arch.) unlicensed prostitute
direction; way; person; lady; method of; manner of; care of ...
something like ...; something called ...
interval; period of time; among; between; good opportunity; chance
festival merrymaking; revelry
set of three; three sets; three classes
apiece; each; at a time; piecemeal
private; non-public; secret; closed-door; closed
schedule; program; programme; agenda
(not) at all; (not) in the slightest; wholly; entirely; extremely; very
(being) empty-handed; lapse of manners of paying a visit without taking a gift
to let (someone) hear; to tell (e.g. a story); to make (someone) listen; to make (someone) understand; to grip (someone) with skilful singing, storytelling, etc.; to hold (someone) enchanted by
participant; entrant; player; competitor
substitute; replacement; stand-in; proxy; compensation; exchange
last moment; eleventh hour; platform made of dirt used to perform executions (decapitations) in the Edo period
this and that; this or that; one thing or another; this way and that
at the most; at best; to the utmost; as much as possible; as much as one can
to stand up straight; to stick up (e.g. of hair); to stand up abruptly; to jump to one's feet; to stand (doing nothing); to stand around
stubbornness; obstinacy; disposition; nature; appetite; desire
competition; rivalry; feeling that something is worth the effort; motivation; enthusiasm
to descend; to go down; to be handed down (of an order, judgment, etc.); to pass (of time); to surrender; to capitulate; to be less than
unexpectedly; surprisingly; unexpected; unanticipated; unforeseen
interpretation; explanation; reading; construction
two classes; double; two sets
thinking; thought; idea; notion; intention; plan
to hold a thing in one's arms; to carry in one's arms; to embrace (e.g. a baby); to take upon oneself; to be saddled with
funny; amusing; strange; odd; wrong; unsuitable
it's different when ... but; it's not so bad when ... but