to turn one's hand to; to reach out one's hand; to get involved in; to make a move on; to strike; to beat
to regain one's footing; to get back on one's feet; to recover; (of the market) to improve
reserving (for exclusive use); (full) booking; chartering; block reservation
prison guard; warder; jailer; gaoler
certificate (usually of proof of something); credentials
to become fraught with emotion
stifled (laughter); simmering
arabesque pattern; toothed medick (Medicago polymorpha)
to inhale; to breathe in; to suck up; to absorb; to soak up
considerable; great; important; significant; a big deal
toll road ticket; pass (e.g. in public transportation)
imperfect; incomplete; faulty; defective
railroad; railway; rail transport
direction; way; person; lady; method of; manner of; care of ...
steaminess; sultriness; stuffiness
to praise; to commend; to compliment; to speak well of; to speak highly of
strange; unfamiliar; unknown; unfamiliarity; strangeness; stranger
century; hundred years; (fig.) a long time
all of a sudden; unexpected; abrupt; sudden
to brace one's legs; to stand firm; to plant one's feet (firmly on the ground); to hold out; to persist; to make an effort
to take; to catch; to capture
gold dust; silver dust; sand; grit
hindrance; obstacle; to visit (someone's home); demon who hinders Buddhist training; demon who obstructs sentient beings from maintaining moral behaviour
strange; weird; odd; strange thing; strange person
seeming; giving the appearance of; giving one the feeling of
multiflora rose (Rosa multiflora); baby rose; Japanese rose
boy; son; baby boy; young man
jacket; book jacket; dust cover; CD jacket; record jacket
Western-style clothes (cf. traditional Japanese clothes)
Japanese zelkova (species of elm-like tree, Zelkowa serrata)
posture; pose; position; attitude; approach; stance
twelve; 12; queen (playing card)
girl; daughter; baby girl; young woman
state (US, Australia, India, Germany, etc.); province (e.g. Canada); continent; (arch.) dear
to call; to invite; to eat; to drink; to put on; to wear; to ride
black suit; mourning clothes; black-suited staff member (e.g. in restaurant, sex establishment, etc.)
older sister; elder sister; young lady; miss; ma'am; older girl
older sister; elder sister; young lady; miss; ma'am
but; however; provided that