signature pose; trademark pose
to bow; to bow one's head; to apologize; to apologise; to bow to; to yield to
to arrive at (e.g. a decision); to reach (a stage); to lead to (a place); to get to; in the extreme case of; (arch.) to come
special; particular; extraordinary; exceptional; especial
reserve; constraint; declining; refraining; forethought; foresight
to take; to carry (something) away; to bear
overbearing; coercive; pushy; forcible; high-handed
being lost for words; becoming speechless; jueju (Chinese quatrain with lines of either five or seven syllables)
to be lucky; to be in luck; to be attached; to have; to be included
to have a cramp; to twitch; to stiffen (of a face, expression); to freeze; to shrink (of skin, due to a scar); to tauten
little girl; maiden; young lady; female usually between 7 and 18 years old
oden; dish of various ingredients, e.g. egg, daikon, potato, chikuwa, konnyaku, etc. stewed in soy-flavored dashi
pounded fish cake; half a slice; half a ticket; ticket stub
awfully; frightfully; desperately; violently; unduly; extremely
cruel; brutal; ruthless; merciless; inhuman
reality; actuality; hard fact
to crush (with the weight of misfortune)
loud laughter; roaring with laughter
to open one's eyes wide (in astonishment, wonder, etc.); to be wide-eyed; to be amazed
to knit one's brows (in discomfort, unease, disapproval, etc.); to raise one's eyebrows; to frown; to scowl
writing brush; paintbrush; writing with a brush; drawing with a brush; writing (composing text); the written word
all talk; glib; insincere; empty; specious
although I say; although one might say; although called
quadrilateral; quadrangle; tetragon
not bad; not half bad; pretty good
on the contrary; far from it; if anything; in fact; instead
line; stripe; line (e.g. telephone line); wire; ray (e.g. X-ray); beam; line (e.g. of a railroad)
exhausted; tired; withered; worn out; boiling until shapeless or mushy; tediously
pupil; disciple; adherent; follower; apprentice; young person
any more; any further; any better; any longer
home page; horsepower; HP; half-pipe (i.e. in snowboarding); HP (i.e. a 'hit point' in a role-playing game)
valuation; appraisal; evaluation; appreciation; recognition; acknowledgement
to cover; to hide; to conceal; to wrap; to disguise