creeping at night into a woman's bedroom; stealing into a girl's bedroom at night to make love; sneaking visit
criticism; blame; censure; attack; reproach
job application form; employee satisfaction
at someone's (something's) mercy
to dance; to perform dance steps
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
splendor; splendour; gorgeousness; showiness; gaudiness; extravagance
unpleasant; disagreeable; nasty; lewd; lascivious; obscene
cannot (due to external circumstances); cannot afford to; must not; impossible to; no way one can (do)
all sorts of delicacies; various unusual foods; sumptuous feast
to bite at; to snap at; to jump at (e.g. an offer); to snap at; to hold on to; to cling to
majority; more than half; most (of); mostly; largely; mainly
frizz; short tufts springing up from hair surface here and there; kink; idiot hair
whirling; revolving; coiling around; winding around; working tirelessly; working hard
to remain; to be left over; to be in excess; to be too many
military personnel; soldier
rise; increase; income; takings; completion; end; end result (e.g. of crafts)
to borrow; to have a loan; to hire; to rent; to buy on credit
kapow; bang; bulging; filled to bursting; prostitute (catering to Occupation soldiers in Japan after WWII)
to cool down; to get cold; to cool off (excitement, temper, etc.); to subside; to be cold (eyes, expression, etc.); to be composed
function over aesthetics; (lit.) dumplings over flowers
(stand to) attention!; standing at attention
well-known; noted; celebrated
wooden; made of wood; wooden construction
deer (esp. the sika deer, Cervus nippon); cervid
briskly with small steps; trotting
hiss (esp. cat); sizzle; whoosh
lukewarm; tepid; disagreeably warm (e.g. bath)
feeling uneasy; very worried; very anxious; on tenterhooks; on pins and needles
to become excited; to grow lively
work clothes; business suit
jockey's racing uniform; one's best clothes (esp. for women), normally put aside for important meetings, dates, etc.
burial clothes; clothes worn to commit suicide
marriage ceremony; wedding; nuptials
travelling on foot; traveling on foot; travelling all over
cold (e.g. weather); uninteresting (esp. joke); lame; dull
hot; warm; passionate; impassioned; on everybody's mind; on the radar
to fuss over; to be particular about; to be obsessive about; to be fixated on; to obstruct; to hinder
to tear off; to strip; to rob