how; in what way; how (much); to what extent; however (much); no matter how
impression; strong belief; conviction
repeater (telecommunications); repeat customer; regular customer; person who does the same (negative) act repeatedly
a great deal; very much; a lot; (arch.) with a great amount of effort
to complain; to make a complaint
to drink; to gulp; to smoke (tobacco); to engulf; to overwhelm; to keep down; to suppress
tactic of avoiding hitting the ball (e.g. to tire out the pitcher); waiting; holding back; refraining
hesitation; bewilderment; illusion; delusion; inability to reach enlightenment
to throw away; to cast away; to abandon; to desert; to give up; to resign
tide; current; sea water; opportunity; chance
everybody; every last one of them; all
(with a) thump; (hanging) straight down
to rub; to scrub; to scrape
to tear off; to pluck off; to take forcibly
to put one's hand on; to touch
soft; tender; gentle; mild; informal; light
to give up (a plan or idea); to desist from (doing)
to play an instrument (esp. string instruments); to dance
in this manner; in this way; like this
pure; innocent; pure; unmixed; long kimono made from the same plain-coloured cloth
to rise; to erect; to get up
mirror; looking-glass; barrel head; page added at the beginning of a document mentioning its purpose, date, author, etc.; mirror-shaped mochi
the West; the Occident; Western countries
maid; female servant; hostess (in a ryokan); waitress (in a traditional restaurant); (arch.) court lady
clothing; costume; outfit; garment; dress
that is to say; so that means
thanks to ...; owing to ...; because of ...
to slide; to slip off; to get dislocated; to be out of alignment; to get dislodged; to deviate
that kind of; that way; that move; that trick; that game
to stroke; to caress; to brush gently; to comb (hair); to smooth down
naked; bare; uncovered; frank; open; blunt
around the neck; neck size (measurement)
bust (measurement); breasts; bosom; bust (sculpture); half-length portrait
to protrude; to stick out; to be forced out; to be pushed out; to go over (e.g. a budget); to go beyond
deep; profound; dense; thick; close (relationship); intense; strong
valley; ravine; cleavage (breasts); slum
to mince; to cut fine; to carve; to engrave; to tick away (time); to beat out (e.g. rhythm); to etch (into one's mind)
cloth; fabric; dough; batter; inherent quality; one's true character; unglazed pottery
to pinch; to hold (between one's fingers); to pick up and eat; to snack on; to pick out (the main point); to summarize
impertinent; saucy; cheeky; impudent; audacious; cocky
splendid; fine; praiseworthy; creditable; legal; legitimate
irresponsible; perfunctory; lukewarm; half-baked; reasonable; moderate