shoulder strap (on a dress)
to bend loosely back and forth; to wriggle; to be crooked
unfashionable; uncouth; unrefined; unpolished; unsophisticated
to tie; to bind; to bear (fruit); to close (e.g. deal); to confirm; to connect (two distant places); to close tightly
straight-cut bangs (hairstyle)
nail (e.g. fingernail, toenail); claw; plectrum; pick; hook; clasp
splendor; splendour; gorgeousness; showiness; gaudiness; extravagance
junior high school student; middle school pupil
standing on tiptoe and stretching one's back to make oneself taller; stretching oneself; overreaching oneself; overstretching oneself; trying to do something beyond one's ability
hopping; skipping; lightly and repeatedly jumping
to make merry; to frolic; to be in high spirits
to give (as a gift); to present; to confer; to bestow; to award
tail (animal); tail end; tip
persistent; obstinate; tenacious; relentless; insistent; importunate
definite; final; decisive; conclusive
hostility; animosity; enmity
but; however; provided that
to miss (capturing); to fail to catch; to let slip
to pull out a fish; to lure
irrefutable evidence; smoking gun; solid evidence; incontestable proof; dead giveaway
hills and fields; countryside
with a start; with a jump
to freeze (from fear, etc.); to be unable to move (e.g. from surprise); to be paralyzed (with horror, etc.); to cower; to shrink in on oneself
fearfully; timidly; nervously; cautiously; gingerly
open; unconcealed; undisguised; broad; lewd; indecent
discouragement; despondency; dejection; disappointment
one breath; time of one breath; pause; break; (doing in) one go; doing without stopping
twenty-fifth day of the month; twenty-five days
seventh day of the month; seven days
sleepy; drowsy; somnolent
going to work; leaving for work; attendance (at work); being at work; presence (in the office); reporting for work
intensiveness; collecting; summarizing; putting together
natural; understandable; reasonable; no wonder
to be prolonged; to drag on
wink of sleep; snooze; doze; nap
hazy; misty; foggy; hazy feeling; uncertain feeling; feeling gloomy