sailor suit; middy uniform
to write; to compose; to pen; to draw; to paint
armband; arm band; brassard
to attach; to join; to furnish (a house with); to wear; to put on; to keep a diary; to make an entry
event; affair; incident; case; plot; trouble
anyone; anybody; everyone; whoever
news coverage; collecting data (e.g. for an article); covering (something for media); interview
novel; original; striking; strange; eccentric; fantastic
to praise; to commend; to compliment; to speak well of; to speak highly of
ability to take action; ability to take initiatives; energy; dynamism; drive
staff; member (club, society, etc.)
with a momentary flash of light
putting on a brave face; put-on cheeriness; pretending one is fine; show of courage; bravado; Dutch courage
smirkingly; broadly (grinning)
to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
to guess; to sense; to presume; to sympathize with; to sympathise with
remaining bony parts (of a fish after filleting); flaw (esp. of a person); fault; rice chaff; rough; crude
end; close; finish; noh dance in plain clothes
(taking a) spectacular photograph; photo taken at just the right moment
with these words; while saying
splish-splash; with a splash; click-click (of a camera shutter); with a click; with a snap
that is to say; so that means
enough; sufficient; sufficiently; fully; division into ten
to sink deeply into one's mind; to come home to; to go to one's heart; to pierce one's body (e.g. of wind, cold, etc.)
by the way; in this connection; incidentally; in passing
to screw; to twist; to distort; to parody; to torture; to wrest
one's common name; one's popular name; alias; house name
young lady of noble birth; princess (esp. in Western contexts, tales, etc.); girl; small; cute; (arch.) prostitute
to call out (to); to call; to summon (a doctor, etc.); to invite; to designate; to name; to garner (support, etc.)
interview (i.e. television, newspaper, etc.)
rather; better; instead; if anything
interesting; fascinating; amusing; funny; enjoyable; fun
established practice; custom
suppressed laugh; smile; giggle; chuckle
surely; clearly; without a doubt; in all probability; no matter how one slices it; no matter how one looks at it
to finish; to end; to merely result in something less severe than expected; to feel at ease; to feel unease or guilt for troubling someone; to be sorry
presentiment; premonition; hunch; to have a premonition; to have a hunch
to give up; to abandon (hope, plans); to resign oneself (to)
toilet; restroom; bathroom; lavatory