quick pace; quick steps; quick march; trot (horse gait)
anywhere; for all time; through thick and thin; come hell or high water; persistently; stubbornly
insistent; obstinate; persistent; too rich (taste, etc.); fatty; heavy
to lessen; to decrease; to diminish
painter; artist; drawing pictures; doodling; painting
amateur; layman; respectable woman (i.e. not a prostitute, hostess, geisha); (arch.) unlicensed prostitute
to pull into; to draw in; to bring in; to win over
celebrity; famous person; public figure; big name
to say; to speak; to tell; to talk
Japanese person; Japanese people
to paint (draw) a picture
to become clear (water, air, etc.); to become transparent; to resonate clearly (e.g. voice); to become serene; to become tranquil; to pronounce as an unvoiced sound
leaving school during a term
to cut down; to slay; to truncate; to round down; to omit; to discard
to subsist; to keep on living
circumstances; conditions; situation; reasons; state of affairs
steepness; steep place; harsh (look); sharp (tongue)
way of saying (something); way of putting it; wording; phrasing; language; expression
to mind (negative nuance); to care about; to worry; to pay undue (amount of) attention to (something)
how can (one) do something
to falter; to flinch (from); to recoil (from); to quail (at)
to be needed; to be wanted
having buttock cleavage exposed (e.g. when sitting)
low-rise (pants, jeans, etc.); low-riser
bathing suit; swimsuit; swimmers
half; semi-; half-past; odd number; (arch.) unit of land area (595.8 m^2)
amount necessary to fill a container (e.g. cupful, spoonful, etc.); drink (usu. alcoholic); full; one squid, octopus, crab, etc.; one boat; fully; to capacity
like this; in this way; as you see
futility; waste; uselessness; pointlessness; idleness
to begin to run; to start running; to break into a run
look (esp. an angry or upset look); expression
to put out one's hand; to extend one's arm; to reach (for); to try one's hand at (something new)
jersey (fabric); jersey; (sports) uniform; Jersey (cattle)
waist; waistline; waist measurement
to seize; to catch; to obtain; to acquire; to understand; to grasp
to slip down; to slide down; to glide down
religious exultation; ecstasy