beautiful woman; (a) beauty; belle; good-looker
disorder; disturbance; unrest
cloudiness; cloudy weather; fog (on a mirror, glasses, etc.); cloud (e.g. in marble); gloom; dejection
glossy (e.g. hair); sleek; shiny; lustrous
lower back; waist; hips; body (of hair, noodles, paper, etc.); resilience; spring
senior high school student
average height; average body height
challenging; defiant; provocative; aggressive
figure; body shape; build; somatotype; biotype; habitus
jacket; book jacket; dust cover; CD jacket; record jacket
to put on (coat, gown, etc.)
underpants; pants; briefs; trousers (esp. women's); jodhpurs; breeches
to shine; to glow; to look attractive; to look nice; to be set off (by)
no sooner than; as soon as; immediately after; at the thought of; when I think about
to try (out); to have a try (at); to test; to put to the test
to enjoy; to take pleasure in; to have a good time; to look forward to
though; although; be that as it may; nonetheless
old tale; folk tale; legend; reminiscence
legend; folklore; tradition
switch; switch; points; switch (from one thing to another); change
(switched) off; off-season; offset; off-road; offline; offline get-together; offside
regrettable; unfortunate; disappointing; vexing
alarm clock; waking up; keeping oneself awake; early-morning treat (traditionally given to children in some parts of Japan); wake-up sweet
to decrease (in size or number); to diminish; to abate
without; unacceptable; not alright; (arch.) nonexistent; (arch.) not being (there)
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it,...; I mean
lifespan; life; lifetime; life (of a battery, lightbulb, etc.); service life; end of an object's (useful) life
to shrink; to contract; to diminish (in size)
absolutely; definitely; absolute; unconditional; absoluteness
absence; being away from home; house-sitting; house-sitter; neglecting (e.g. one's studies); leaving unattended
hm; um; huh?; what?; nuh-uh; no
just now; a little while back; a short time ago
occasionally; once in a while; now and then
sorting; arrangement; liquidation; settlement; retrenchment; curtailment
to open (e.g. doors); to open (e.g. business, etc.); to be empty; to be vacant; to be available; to be open (e.g. neckline, etc.); to have been opened (of one's eyes, mouth, etc.)
space; room; space (between letters, words, etc.); space (piece of type); (outer) space
old; aged; long; since long ago; of the distant past; long-ago
to copy; to duplicate; to describe; to depict; to imitate; to model after
the past; bygone days; one's past (that one would prefer remained secret); past (tense); preterit; previous life
photograph; photo; picture; moving picture; movie