or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
mostly; nearly; practically; well-nigh; almost invariably; all but
nakedness; nudity; bareness; nakedness; being penniless; concealing nothing
to wear; to be dressed in; to have on
such; this sort of; like this
girl; daughter; baby girl; young woman
type; kind; type (of person); (ideal) type; typewriter; typing
that's the way it is; yes; is that so?; is it?
unnatural; artificial; affected; strained
big; large; loud; extensive; spacious; important
clothes (esp. Western clothes); counter for doses of medicine, gulps of tea, drags of a cigarette, etc.
bathing suit; swimsuit; swimmers
strengthening; intensifying; reinforcement; enhancement; solidification
armoring; armouring; armor; armour
what is called; as it is called; the so-called; so to speak
suit (clothing); suit (playing cards)
cloth; fabric; dough; batter; inherent quality; one's true character; unglazed pottery
thin; pale; light; watery; thin; weak (taste, etc.); little (affection, etc.) not much (of a presence)
passing through (of a tunnel, bullet, etc.); going (right) through; penetrating; (arch.) being well versed (in)
strength; intensity; strong (e.g. glasses); powerful (e.g. lens); intense (e.g. fear)
to hold (in one's hand); to take; to possess; to have; to maintain; to keep; to last
just a minute; small quantity
to increase; to add to; to augment
puncture; flat tyre (tire); blowout; bursting; overflowing; being jammed (e.g. phone lines)
to put in; to let in; to admit; to accept; to accept; to comply; to include
-ical; -ive; -like; -ish; (something) like; along the lines of
science fiction; sci-fi; SF
feeling; sense; impression
century; era; of the century (e.g. fight of the century)
Victoria (Seychelles); Victoria (Australia)
Dynastic period (the Nara period and esp. the Heian period, characterized by the rule of the emperor as opposed to shogunate)
personal; individual; private
retro; nostalgic; old-fashioned
to crowd out; to push out; to start together; to set out en masse; to highlight; to draw attention to
had better ...; had better not ...