setting; installing; setting up (meeting, conference, etc.); stage setting; setting (of a novel, movie, play, etc.)
Regent hairstyle; ducktail; Pompadour
that's enough!; cut it out!; get a life!
disastrous; tragic; miserable; wretched; pitiful; woeful
particle indicating that the speaker is trying to recall some information
to lend an ear to; to listen to
standing; reserve; always having ready
proper quantity; suitable amount; proper dose; optimal dose
to take out; to produce; to pick out; to fetch; to retrieve
clear; obvious; evident; bright; light
short joke; quick one-liner; one-shot joke
swing; shake; appearance; behaviour; pretence (pretense); show; going to restaurant, hotel etc. without a reservation or introduction
anxiety; uneasiness; worry; apprehension; fear; insecurity
describing; comparing; form; figure; personal appearance; one's face and figure
echo; reverberation; sound (esp. the distinctive sound of an object or activity, e.g. rain, gun, gallop, drum); noise; quality of a sound (e.g. a fine phrase, clear voice, resonant bell); feeling of a sound
to be suitable; to be appropriate; to match
people; (all) persons; you (usu. plural); various
manner of speaking; verbal argument; objection; protesting a decision (esp. that of a sumo referee); rumor; rumour
force; vigor; influence; authority; impetus; momentum
look here; I say; well; I know what; I'll tell you what; just a minute
in accordance with; according to; as X, then Y (e.g. as we age we gain wisdom, as wine matures it becomes more valuable, etc.)
as was expected; just as one thought; sure enough; really; actually; ever
posing; modeling; modelling
to cross (legs or arms); to link (arms); to put together; to construct; to braid; to plait; to grapple
knee; lap; knee and thigh (while sitting)
lower back; waist; hips; body (of hair, noodle, paper, etc.); resilience; spring
thigh; buttocks; arse; ass
Metropolis (of Tokyo); (Tokyo) Metropolitan District; counter for cities and towns; capital
regulations; rules; (local) regulation; ordinance; bylaw
to bring out (the effect of); to put to good use; to make use of (e.g. threats); to use (tact, wit, etc.); to exercise; to display
wash basin; wash bowl (incl. portable bowl in a public bath)
to dash (e.g. liquid on someone's face); to slosh; to splash; to souse; to pour
dangerous; risky; awful; terrible; terrific; amazing
below; down; bottom; beneath; underneath; just after; right after
such; this sort of; like this