to expose; to disclose; to lay bare; to confess
even if nothing else; more than anything else
to attack; to assault; to assail
to put on (lower-body clothing, e.g. pants, skirt, footwear); to wear; to affix (a sword to one's hip); (arch.) to affix (a bowstring to a bow)
brief glimpse of a woman's underwear
shrewd; astute; cunning; alert
bromide; publicity photograph of a movie star, entertainer, etc.
fascinate; bewitch; enchant
privilege; special favor; special favour; benefit; prerogative; perk
invitation; solicitation; canvassing; canvasing; inducement; persuasion
hard fight; difficult struggle
to act violently; to rage; to struggle; to be riotous
conversion; diversion; changeover; commutation; switchover
high; noble; refined; advanced
appreciation of the yen; strong yen; strengthening of the yen; high-valued yen; exchange in favor of the yen (favour)
senior high school (in the PRC or ROC)
wrong direction; different direction (from what one expected)
to hold; to carry; to embrace (in one's arms)
and yet; though; when; in spite of
to shorten; to reduce; to crumple (fabric); to wrinkle; to make (one's body) smaller; to draw in (one's legs)
front; frontage; facade; main
to penetrate; to sink in; to devote oneself (to); to do intently and exclusively; to do throughout (e.g. the night)
(not) anyone; (not) a single person; no one; nobody
terrible; awful; I don't even want to talk about it; without reason; inevitable; that's just how it is
improvement (e.g. in skill, ability); advance; progress; communication of opinions of the general populace to those of high rank
to accept (e.g. an explanation); to be satisfied (with); to assent (to)
wrong; not good; hopeless; past hope; must not do
to talk to oneself; to mutter
honest; frank; candid; honestly; frankly
as one expects; as one wants; to one's satisfaction; as one sees fit
to have two things (at the same time) (e.g. good and bad points); to also have something (in addition to something else)
tough; stubborn; determined; severely; heavily; hard
intelligence; intellect; brains
to happen to have on hand or in stock
together; jointly; at the same time; with; both
to be overturned; to be reversed; to turn over; to fall down; to tumble down; to topple over
heaven and earth; the universe; top and bottom; gods of heaven and earth
to succeed (in doing); to pull something off; to manage (to do a job)
some; (a) little; somewhat; to some extent; in part