more than usual (usu. time)
September; ninth month of the lunar calendar
chilly; unpleasantly cold
modulation (of voice); variation; variety; liveliness (e.g. of writing style)
to lead a life; to live a life
loose; lenient; lax; gentle (curve, slope, etc.); slow; weak; soft
very much; exceedingly; extremely
guest; visitor; customer; client; shopper
haste; hurry; urgency; in a hurry; quickly; with haste
this way (of doing); this method; this sort (of thing); this type
riding; ride; spread (of paints); -seater (e.g. two-seater); (getting into the) mood; (entering into the) spirit
please; I beg you; for mercy's sake
beginning; start; first (in line, etc.); origin; such as ...; not to mention ...
to exploit a gap (in attention, security, etc.); to catch off guard
hit-and-run tactics; striking and immediately retreating
to discern (e.g. right from wrong); to discriminate; to distinguish; to know (manners, one's place, etc.); to understand; to bear in mind
hard to say; inexpressible; hesitant to say; embarrassing; delicate
to keep (a pet or other animal); to have; to own; to raise; to rear; to feed
to launch a surprise attack
to do as one wishes; to act as one wills
to swear; to vow; to take an oath; to pledge
even so; however; still; whereupon; even though; nevertheless
as was expected; just as one thought; sure enough; really; actually; ever
performer (usu. in a boy band or girl group) with an image cultivated to foster a dedicated fan following; Japanese idol; (cultural) icon; idol; idol (object of worship); image
magnificent; grand; fair; square; grandly; boldly
shortish; rather short; somewhat short
black; dark; blackish; suspicious; criminal; darkened and dirty; sooty
slightly; lightly; thinly; faintly; dimly
(what) the heck; (why) in the world; one object; one body; one form; one style; one Buddhist image
to squeeze out; to wring out
sweet (e.g. young girls, flowers blooming); touchingly lovely; cute; pitiful; pitiable
description; expression (in words); qualification (e.g. of a noun with an adjective); form; figure; appearance
to shoot through (a door, the heart, etc.); to go through
somehow; somewhat; seemingly
at a loss for words; stumped for words
stylish; fashionable; dressing (oneself) up; dressing smartly; fashionable dresser; smartly dressed person
outward appearance; exterior appearance; outward show; looks
café; cafe; coffeehouse; hostess bar (serving western alcoholic beverages; Taisho and Showa period)