white hair; grey hair; gray hair
elderly woman; senior lady-in-waiting
skin; body (in the context of intimate bodily contact); surface; grain (e.g. of wood); disposition; temperament
sticking; clinging; with a smack (e.g. sitting down); hard; all over; thickly
to paint; to plaster; to lacquer; to varnish; to spread; to smear
pure white; blank (e.g. mind, paper)
to project; to overhang; to stick out; to put up (a notice); to post
to bend; to curve; to turn; to be awry; to be askew
exactly; surely; right then; just then; just (about to); on the verge (of doing or happening)
figure; form; appearance; dress; state; condition
extravagant; absurd; unbelievable; enormous; tremendous; extraordinary
grandmother; old woman; female senior citizen
edge (of a knife or sword); prong (of an electrical plug)
sickle; leading question; trick question; sickle-and-chain (weapon); spear with curved cross-blades; gooseneck tenon and mortise joint; (arch.) noisiness
left hand; left-hand side; left-hand direction; (on) the left
to raise (esp. overhead); to brandish (e.g. sword); to flourish; to wield (e.g. power, authority); to proclaim one's principles
right hand; right-hand side; right-hand direction; (on) the right
chest; breast; breasts; bosom; heart; lungs; stomach
have no choice; there is nothing but; no more than
human being; human; person; character (of a person)
from the beginning; without hesitation; flatly (e.g. refusing); entirely; completely
quite; entirely; completely; as if; as though; just like
all over the body; from head to foot; all over
to open; to undo; to bloom; to unfold; to open (for business, e.g. in the morning); to be wide (gap, etc.); to widen
to have a feeling (that); to have a sensation (that)
to walk about; to walk around; to walk to and fro; to pace around; to wander
imagination; supposition; guess
fierce animal; beast of prey; big game
fear; dread; dismay; terror; horror; scare
real; realistic; serious; non-joking; realtime blog; real world (cf. online games or social networking services)
to (take out and) show; to demonstrate; to point out (finger, clock hand, needle, etc.); to indicate; to show
by all means; at any cost; whether (one is) willing or not; willingly or unwillingly; on no account; by no means
to work; to labor; to function; to operate; to commit (e.g. a crime); to perpetrate
storm; tempest; uproar; hullabaloo; storm (e.g. of protest)
to kill; to slay; to suppress; to block; to suppress (a voice, feelings, etc.); to hold back
to threaten; to menace; to intimidate; to startle; to frighten; to scare
yamanba; manba; girl or young woman adhering to a fashion trend often characterized by extremely gaudy and colourful facial make up, heavily tanned skin and hair dyed in a bright hue
ganguro; young girl who heavily tans her skin, bleaches her hair and wears heavy make-up
female high-school student
out-of-place; inappropriate; sticking out like a sore thumb
there; that situation; that occasion; the spot (i.e. "on the spot"); immediately; then and there
tension; mental strain; nervousness
to come untied; to come apart; to be softened; to be relaxed