growth; development; growing up; growth (of a company, the economy, etc.)
but (still); and yet; nevertheless; even so; notwithstanding
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
to line up; to set up; to enumerate; to itemize; to be equal (to); to compare well (with)
duvet; bed cover; coverlet; quilt; comforter; eiderdown
instead of; in place of; as a substitute for; in exchange for; in return for; to make up for
to hang up (e.g. a coat, a picture on the wall); to let hang; to put on (e.g. a blanket); to put on top of; to put on (glasses, etc.); to wear (a necklace, etc.); to make (a call)
pillow; bolster; introduction (e.g. to a rakugo story); lead-in
to make round; to roll up; to seduce; to cajole; to round off (a fraction); (arch.) to lump together
to spread out; to lay out; to take a position; to impose widely (e.g. over a city)
thanks to ...; owing to ...; because of ...
trunks (swimming, boxing, etc.); trunks (underwear); boxers; boxer shorts
one sheet; one page; one block of tofu; one serving (in a restaurant); one long and narrow thing (e.g. guns, scissors, spades, hoes, inksticks, palanquins, candles, jinrikishas, shamisen, oars, etc.); one chō (unit of distance, 109.09 m); one game
to consider carefully; to deliberate thoroughly; to think over
furthermore; besides; moreover; in addition; further; above or beyond this
exposure; laying bare; baring (e.g. skin); (photographic) exposure
attribute; property; context; character class, type, fetish, etc.
muscular; lean (of a company's operations, etc.)
to take a breather; to take a rest; to catch one's breath; to take a breath
by the way; incidentally; even if; no matter (who, what, when, where, why, how)
to forge; to temper; to drill; to train; to discipline
hard to understand; incomprehensible; unintelligible
to praise; to commend; to compliment; to speak well of; to speak highly of
no more than; just; only; mere; goes no further than
shape; form; appearance; state; situation; suitable
wonderful; splendid; magnificent
thin man with well-defined musculature
so-so; passable; now, now; my, my
posing; modeling; modelling
thanks; gratitude; manners; etiquette; bow; reward
to begin to say; to start talking; to broach (a matter); to be the first to say; to suggest (doing); to propose
female; woman; female sex; female lover; girlfriend; mistress
to bite at; to snap at; to jump at (e.g. an offer); to snap at; to hold on to; to cling to
nothing; naught; nought; un-; non-
sad; miserable; unhappy; sad; lamentable; deplorable
interest (in something); curiosity (about something); zest (for)
speciality; specialty; subject of study; expert; area of expertise
he; she; that person; (arch.) you
battle; fight; war; struggle; conflict
to restrict; to limit; to be restricted to; to be limited to; to be best (for); to be the best plan
having in mind; happening to know of; idea
with these words; while saying
sit-up; abdominal muscles; abs
to miss; to overlook; to let pass (a matter); to overlook (e.g. a wrongdoing); to pass up (e.g. an opportunity); to let (a good ball) go by