small build; small stature; petite; small pattern
left side; left-hand side
to do up (hair); to dress; to arrange; to tie; to bind; to fasten
horse; horse racing; promoted bishop
tail (animal); tail end; tip
swaying; swinging; rocking; shaking; wavering; flickering
to stretch; to extend; to straighten out; to be flattened; to spread (of paint, cream, etc.); to stretch out (e.g. of a hand); to extend
thigh; buttocks; arse; ass
as; because; with; due to
to conform to; to be in accordance with; to follow (rule, tradition, example, etc.)
doubt; suspicion; misgivings; scruples
place; room; margin; scope
side ponytail (hairstyle)
dangling heavily; swaying to and fro; strolling; rambling; idly; lazily
mike stand; microphone stand
jumping straight to the business, ...; I know this is abrupt, but ...; let's skip the pleasantries; getting to the point
concise; brief; succinct; compact (style)
cool (temperature, color, etc.); cool (i.e. calm and collected); cool (i.e. fashionable, attractive, etc.); course (of medical treatment); season (series) of a television program (usu. 13 installments over a 3-month period)
emotion; feeling; atmosphere; mood; spirit
to set up (a house, store, etc.); to build; to have at the ready (e.g. a gun); to hold in preparation (e.g. a camera); to adopt a posture; to assume a stance; to put on an air
suddenly; abruptly; deliberately; slowly; gently
to break the ice; to broach a subject; to bring up a topic
seat; place; position; status; gathering; party; stand
set of three; three sets; three classes
fifth month of the lunar calendar; satsuki azalea (Rhododendron indicum)
innocent; chaste; naive; pure; unmixed; genuine
to track down; to locate; to find out; to smoke out; to ferret out; to chase up
to be late; to be delayed; to fall behind (in a race, one's studies, etc.); to lag behind; to be bereaved of; to be preceded by (someone) in death
to catch up (with); to draw level; to pull even; to be compensated; to make up for one's losses
chewing; mastication; digestion (e.g. of words); assimilation; comprehension
close examination; careful investigation; investigation of a crime; inquiry into someone's guilt; winner (of the most rounds, i.e. a full game); (arch.) reciting and appreciating traditional poetry
(musical) time; tempo; beat; the moment; the instance; chance
to wear (sword, decoration, etc.); to carry; to be entrusted (e.g. with a mission); to take on; to have a trace of; to be tinged with
circle; "correct"; "good"; *; _; period
to tie up in a bundle (e.g. straw, hair, bills, letters); to bundle; to govern; to manage; to fold (one's arms); to put together (one's hands)
original; unique; distinctive; independent; one's own; personal
political measures; policy