timidly; nervously; hesitantly; trembling (with fear)
to hang; to suspend; to hang oneself; to hoist an opponent off of his feet by his loincloth; to turn upwards (as if being pulled); to be slanted (of eyes)
all day long; all the day; throughout the day
extension; elongation; prolongation; Enchō era (923.4.11-931.4.26)
dainty; delicate; slender; fragile (e.g. furniture); delicate; frail
strip show; striptease; stripping; removing one's clothes; strip (e.g. of wood)
wale (on the skin); welt; weal
automatic; intransitive verb
sketching; drawing from nature; portrayal; description
to tuck (e.g. sleeves); to roll up
lofty; sublime; noble; the sublime (aesthetics)
to make a lovely picture; to be perfect for a picture; picture-perfect; picturesque
poor (at); weak (in); not very good (at); not one's cup of tea; not one's favorite
staringly; scrutinizing; scrutinising
staring-out (down) game; game in which two children looking at each other try to make the opponents laugh first; constant looking at something (e.g. the computer screen, the clock, etc.)
to be reflected; to harmonize with (harmonise); to come out (photo); to be projected; to be displayed (on a screen)
sensation; feeling; tendency; propensity
foreigner (esp. one of European ancestry); gaijin; (arch.) outsider
wide open (of eyes); large and bright (eyes)
image (on a screen); picture (e.g. on a TV); video; film; reflection; image (in one's mind)
shady; underhanded; questionable
to cock one's head in puzzlement; to tilt one's head in contemplation; to wrack one's brain; to think hard
transformation; variation; metamorphosis; modification; deformation; variety
unpleasant; uncomfortable; creepy; spooky
deep in the mountains; mountain recesses
close; intimate; on good terms
absurd; foolish; stupid; silly; nonsense; ludicrous
to accept; to receive; to agree
University Entrance Qualification Examination (establishes the equivalent of high-school graduation prior to 2005)
February; second month of the lunar calendar
handy; convenient; suitable; reasonable; moderate
staff; stuff; stuffing; filling
prudish; strait-laced; boring; square
and so on; and so forth; et cetera; comment; criticism