curious onlookers; rubbernecks
wall of people; crowd of people lined up (e.g. spectators); throng of people
skillful; adroit; craft; craftsmanship; plot; scheme
to slip through; to make one's way through quickly
quarrel; brawl; fight; squabble; scuffle; argument
to arrive at (after a struggle); to finally reach; to find one's way to; to finally hit on (e.g. an idea)
I; me; personal (affairs, etc.); private; selfishness; partiality
teacher; instructor; sensei; title or form of address for a teacher, master, doctor, lawyer, etc.; intimate or teasing form of address; (arch.) one's elder
(academic) excellence; superiority; honors (e.g. graduating with); cum laude
diploma; licence; license
reimbursement; compensation; reparation; indemnity
to hold in one's arms (e.g. a baby); to embrace; to have sex with; to make love to; to sit on (eggs); to brood
kimono; Japanese traditional clothing (esp. full-length); clothing; clothes
so; like this; in this way
to drain; to pour; to wash away; to distribute (e.g. electricity over wires, music over a PA system, etc.); to circulate; to cruise (e.g. taxi); to float
bun (hairstyle); chignon; topknot
purple; violet; Lithospermum erythrorhizon (species of gromwell); type of soy sauce
to decorate; to ornament; to display; to exhibit; to mark (e.g. the day with a victory); to adorn (e.g. the front page)
long, slender and well-proportioned; smooth, continuous (movement)
body; torso; trunk; build; physique; health
nicely; properly; frequently; often; I'm glad that you ...; thank you for ...
to suit; to match; to become; to be like
glamorous; charming; beguiling; bewitching; beautiful; fascinatingly elegant
cherry blossom (colour, color)
to wear; to be dressed in; to have on
hakama; man's formal divided skirt
zori; traditional Japanese thonged sandals
tensely; tightly; erectly; intuitively; instinctively; with a burst
to stretch; to extend; to straighten out; to be flattened; to spread (of paint, cream, etc.); to stretch out (e.g. of a hand); to extend
spine; line of the backbone; seam down the back (of clothing)
to hide; to keep to oneself
oh; ho; exclamation of surprise, admiration, etc.; hoo (owl call); toot (sound of a flute)
foreigner; stranger; outsider; alien
to surround; to crowd around
cowardice; timidity; bashfulness
to think (about, of); to think over; to consider; to bear in mind; to think (that); to believe; to intend (to do)
wide difference; a world of difference
question (e.g. on a test); problem; problem (e.g. societal, political); question; question (i.e. doubt); public discussion
self-confidence; confidence (in oneself)
endorsing and questioning the preceding statement; lamenting reflections on the preceding statement