to grow long (e.g. hair, nails); to lengthen; to extend; to reach out; to hold out; to straighten; to smooth out
Alice band; horseshoe-shaped hairband made of metal or plastic (often covered with cloth); Katyusha rocket launcher (Soviet)
upper half of the body; upper body
to gain a victory; to win
to gnaw; to nibble; to bite; to dabble in; to have a smattering of
smallish; on the small side; somewhat small; short swing of a bat, racquet, etc.
suddenly; all of a sudden; abruptly
irregular; indeterminate; tramp (steamer)
conquest (of a difficulty, illness, handicap, etc.); overcoming; bringing under control; subjugation; victory over
noisily (esp. the noise of heavy feet)
(wearing only) a pair of underpants
looking pale; looking unwell
recommendation; advice; suggestion; encouragement
perspiration given off during sleep; sweating while sleeping; night sweats
contrary to expectations; or so we thought, but ...
one's own strength; one's own efforts; self-salvation
haggardness; emaciation; wasting away; being tired out; being worn out; exhaustion
with a clatter; with a rattle; empty; bare; raspy (voice); gravelly; with a gargle
sink (e.g. in a kitchen); cruising (e.g. taxi); strolling (entertainer, musician, etc.); washing area (in a Japanese-style bath); back-washing service (in a public bath); floating (something on water)
contest; comparison; competition
to blow upon; to breathe on; to pick (a fight); to force (unreasonable terms); to exaggerate; to overcharge
like this; in this way; as you see
scabbard; sheath; cap (on pen, brush, etc.); case; margin (between two prices); spread
brilliance; polish; lustre; luster; glossy finish (of photographs)
silver (Ag); silver coin; money; silver medal; silver colour; silver color; bank
ruby; ruby character; small hiragana or katakana readings of kanji usually above or to the side of the kanji (esp. used by printers and in ref. to printed material); Ruby (programming language)
to colour; to color; to apply make-up; to decorate; to garnish
head and body; heads tall (ratio of total height to length of the head); heads long
interrogative sentence-ending particle expressing doubt
to get used to; to become accustomed to; to be at home (on the stage)
new rice; first rice crop of the year; novice; beginner; newcomer
to pass; to elapse; to pass through; to go through; to experience; to go through
as before; as ever; as it was originally
materials; ingredients; material (for a novel, experiment, etc.); subject matter; grounds (for a decision, judgement, etc.); basis
on and after; as from; hereafter; thereafter; since
decrease; reduction; decline
dispatch; despatch; deployment; temporary employee (esp. from an agency); temporary worker; agency temp