come; come now; well; who knows; well now; let's see
fully prepared; all ready
suddenly; at once; considerably; very much; firmly; with an effort
to learn; to acquire knowledge; to carry; to wear (clothes, etc.); to put on
in order; in turn; one by one
totally willing; fully motivated
to pull; to draw; to string (lines); to run (cable); to pull towards oneself (e.g. someone's sleeve); to drag; to haul
while looking on in blank amazement; before one's very eyes; before one knew what was happening
clothes (esp. Western clothes); counter for doses of medicine, gulps of tea, drags of a cigarette, etc.
to tear off; to peel off; to rip off; to strip off; to skin; to flay
to attach; to join; to furnish (a house with); to wear; to put on; to keep a diary; to make an entry
emphasis; highlight; stress; stressed point
to tighten; to press hard
to have a feeling (that); to have a sensation (that)
latest; newest; late-breaking (news)
buttocks; lower back; waist; kimono underskirt
long, slender and well-proportioned; smooth, continuous (movement)
absolutely essential; indispensable; vital; critical
pressure; clamping; tightening; fastening
to harm one's health; to injure one's health; to be harmful to one's health
pain; anguish; distress; suffering; hardship
only recently; just of late
finally; at last; barely; narrowly; gradually; little by little
tailoring; dressmaking; sewing; making; preparation
steady progress; rapid advance
to give the stamp of approval
feeling of transparency; sense of translucence
wearing (e.g. uniform, seat belt); having on
décolleté; décolletage; robe décolletée; low-cut dress; low-cut (neckline style); décolleté
fashion; trend; vogue; prevalence (of a disease); epidemic
to wring (towel, rag); to squeeze; to squeeze (fruit to extract juice); to press; to rack (one's brains); to strain (one's voice); to extort
to continue (for a long time); to occur in succession; to come next (e.g. on TV)
foot; paw; leg; gait; pace; bottom structural component (i.e. radical) of a kanji; means of transportation
self-confidence; confidence (in oneself)
to soften; to calm down; to be eased; to be mitigated; to subside; to abate
information; news; intelligence; information; data contained in characters, signals, code, etc.
purple; violet; Lithospermum erythrorhizon (species of gromwell); type of soy sauce
basic tone; underlying tone; trend; keynote