tight; tight skirt; straight skirt
(one's) figure; build; physique; style
use; adoption; acceptance; appointment; employment; engagement
confident; full of confidence; cocky; full of oneself
close-cropped hair; shaven head
petty; small-minded; stingy; poor (performance, etc.); bad; unskilled
a tiny bit; just a smidgin; a wee bit; very slightly
to cough violently; to have a coughing fit
a little while later; for a little while; some time later; for some time; presently
imposing stance; daunting pose
persuasiveness; powers of persuasion; cogency
variables; uncertain elements; uncertainties; imponderables
to reach; to amount to; to be up to the task; to come up to; to compare with; to be a match (for)
to fight against; to oppose; to face
demonstration; verification; substantiation; actual proof
regarding as important; attaching importance to; taking a serious view of; putting emphasis on
furthermore; adding to the above-mentioned; not quite; not very good; lacking
to catch sight of; to see; to suppose; to assume from appearances
dropout; quitter; deserter
skill; dexterity; master hand
killing a would-be avenger; having the tables turned on someone (e.g. by a challenger); being beaten at one's own game
compression molding; compacting
grape sugar; glucose; dextrose
brand name; trade name; product name
taking an examination (esp. school and university entrance)
ball; sphere; bead (of sweat, dew, etc.); drop; ball (in sports); pile (of noodles, etc.); bullet
both (hands, parents, sides, etc.); counter for carriages (e.g. in a train); counter for vehicles; ryō; tael; ryō; pre-Meiji unit of currency, orig. the value of one ryō of gold
kapow; bang; bulging; filled to bursting; prostitute (catering to Occupation soldiers in Japan after WWII)
to tear; to rip; to break through (cordon, opponent's defense, etc.); to breach; to defeat; to beat; to break (e.g. silence)
to throw into; to toss into
tongue; tongue-like object; clapper (of a bell); talon (of a lock)
feature; trait; characteristic; peculiarity; distinction
to feel (as if); to have a feeling (that); to have a hunch (that); to feel like doing; to want to do
neighbour to the left (person, building, etc.)
stack; pushdown list; pushdown stack; stuck
rate; ratio; proportion; percentage
as much as possible; as far as possible; whenever possible; if (at all) possible
suitable time; good time; propriety; moderation
to throw; to fling; to hurl; to neglect; to abandon; to leave alone
talkative; loose-lipped; persiflage; frivolous talk
to be digested; to master (a skill); to be proficient; to mature (e.g. personality); to mellow; to mature (foodstuff)