exactly; precisely; closely; tightly; properly; without fail
best regards; please take care of; please do
to hit (a person); to strike; to beat; to deliver (a speech); to give (an address)
to stand; to rise; to find oneself (e.g. in a difficult position); to depart (on a plane, train, etc.)
ordinary; average; run-of-the-mill
reliable; trustworthy; hopeful; promising
style; manner; way; after (period of time) again (e.g. meeting again after a year); for the first time in (period of time)
(one) could even say that
to that extent; accordingly; that being the case; that state; that condition
fleeting; transient; short-lived; empty (dream, etc.); mere (hope); faint (possibility)
dainty; delicate; slender; fragile (e.g. furniture); delicate; frail
unconnected; weakly related; alien; having little prospect of marriage
unique; matchless; unparalleled; unparallelled; never again
to be completely absorbed in; to fall for (something)
forging; tempering; drilling; training; disciplining
tempering (metal); annealing; forging; toughening; disciplining; training
gift; boon; (good) result; fruit (e.g. of one's efforts)
to swell; to rise; to bulge; to rouse; to get excited
rugged; scraggy; angular; gnarled
waist; girth; measurement around waist
thin; slender; fine; unlucky
to become tense; to be tightened; to become firm (e.g. body)
upper half of the body; upper body
emphasis; highlight; stress; stressed point
middle-age; middle age; midlife; one's middle years
to approach; to draw near; to get close; to get acquainted with; to get closer to; to get to know
fat; grease; blubber; lard; suet
waist; waistline; waist measurement
constriction; narrow part (in middle); waist (esp. of a woman)
firmly; solidly; sturdily; strongly; toughly
to stick; to paste; to stretch; to spread; to form (e.g. ice on a pond); to fill; to swell
foundation; base; basis; from the beginning; from the outset; by nature
sullenly; taciturnly; morosely; taciturn person; uncommunicative person
to push out; to project; to stick out; to hand over (e.g. to the police)
tsubo; traditional unit of land area, approx. 3.31 square meters; tsubo; traditional unit of fabric or paper area, approx. 9.18 square centimeters; tsubo; traditional unit of leather or tile area, approx. 918 square centimeters
eye; eyeball; eyesight; sight; look; stare; notice
doubting; distrustful; incredulous; suspicious
to draw back; to sink; to be set back (e.g. from a road); to withdraw (e.g. from the public eye); to retire to (somewhere)
to fill (with); to be filled with; to express (an emotion); to project (sadness, joy, etc.); to wear (e.g. a smile)
deep (colour); dark; strong (flavour, smell, etc.); thick (consistency); dense; strong (possibility, etc.)
to come near; to let someone approach; to bring near; to bring together; to deliver (opinion, news, etc.); to send (e.g. a letter); to let someone drop by