vivid; brightly colored; brilliant; radiant
to pull; to tug; to draw (attention, sympathy, etc.); to attract (e.g. interest); to draw back (e.g. one's hand); to draw in (one's chin, stomach, etc.); to draw (a card, mahjong tile, etc.)
to make use of aizuchi; to back-channel; to throw in interjections to show that one is paying attention
Felidae (family comprising the cats)
to give (time, money, goods); to donate; to do; to perform; to apply (processing, makeup, etc.); to add (e.g. ornamentation, annotation)
exposure; laying bare; baring (e.g. skin); (photographic) exposure
it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that...
proportions (esp. body proportions); proportionate width; ratio
quite clearly; quite distinctly; perfectly; exactly
Japanese person; Japanese people
race (of people); type of person
difference; variation; difference
lower back; waist; hips; body (of hair, noodle, paper, etc.); resilience; spring
place; situation; position; location
narrow; thin (sized); slender
skeleton; skeletal structure; build; framework
bust (measurement); breasts; bosom; bust (sculpture); half-length portrait
to be lucky; to be in luck; to be attached; to have; to be included
to chip; to nick; to break; to lack
boning (fish or meat); deboning; watering down (a plan, bill, etc.); dilution; taking the backbone out of; weakening
athletic meet (esp. at school); sports day
three-legged race; cooperation with singleness of purpose (e.g. between companies); operating in tandem
eggs; egg; (hen's) egg; (an expert) in the making; beginning; origin
game in which a dangling piece of bread is grabbed in the mouth and raced to the finish line (in school sports festivals)
be (that) as it may; having said that
to set up (a house, store, etc.); to build; to have at the ready (e.g. a gun); to hold in preparation (e.g. a camera); to adopt a posture; to assume a stance; to put on an air
when it comes to ...; where ... is concerned; if it's the case that ...; if it turns out that ...; if it's true that ...
that's a different matter; that's a different story
to change way one holds something; to transfer something from one hand to the other
counter for articles; counter for military units; individual
piece (in shogi, chess, etc.); (arch.) horse; (arch.) foal; bridge (of a violin, etc.)
hanky-panky; juggling; cheating; deception; smoke and mirrors
to be effective; to take effect; to work; to function well; to be possible (to do, use, etc.); to be able to
race game (board game where the object is to reach the goal first); trad. Japanese board games played with dice, esp. ban-sugoroku