to put effort into; to strain; to put strength into; to put forth effort
(a) principle; (a) reason; (a) point; some truth
fashionable thing; popular thing; craze
much less; to say nothing of
fashion; trend; vogue; prevalence (of a disease); epidemic
(not) at all; completely; utterly; very; extremely
texture (e.g. skin, fabric); grain (e.g. wood); detail
having good knowledge of a certain matter; person who has good knowledge of a certain matter; informed source
stinking; smelly; suspicious; fishy; clumsy; unskilled
long-lasting; long-wearing; wears well; nagamochi; large oblong chest (for clothing, personal effects, etc.)
to sell like hot cakes; to fly off the shelves
journal; magazine; periodical
premature death; untimely death; dying young
to go against; to act contrary to; to run counter to; to deviate from
intuition; instinct; insight; hunch; immediacy
to be to the point; to be pertinent
thinly; slightly; vaguely; a little
to swallow (e.g. a story); to accept without questioning; to swallow (food) whole; to gobble up; to gulp down
to meet (by chance); to come across; to meet (e.g. of rivers, highways, etc.); to emerge and engage (an enemy)
hesitation; indecision; vacillation
to swell; to rise; to bulge; to rouse; to get excited
inadvertently; for no special reason; truthfully; unexpectedly; after realizing; without knowing
close; intimate; on good terms
conjugal relations; conjugal affection
it's best to; it's safest to; there's nothing better than
praise; admiration; commendation; approbation
moisturizer; moisturizing lotion
only; merely; just; at most; no more than
be that as it may; even so; though that be so
to make a great fuss; to raise a hue and cry; to make an uproar; to clamour
apparently; appears to be