to hand over; to surrender
large notebook (usu. used for taking lecture notes)
cover (of a book, magazine, etc.); binding; appearing on the cover of a magazine
poor (living); barely continuing; just scraping along; very narrow
nervous; highly strung; sensitive; fussy; worried about petty things
(one) letter; (one) character
rising diagonally up and to the right; growing; expanding; soaring
bridal costume; wedding dress
there being no use in arguing (about it)
basic tone; underlying tone; trend; keynote
to be contrary to; to be inconsistent with; to act contrary to (rules or guidelines); to violate; to oppose; to rebel
way of reciting; way of telling a story
to subsist; to keep on living
real life; actual life; everyday life
plus; addition; positive number; gain; advantage; anode
meeting up; gathering; assembly; set
signature pose; trademark pose
aizuchi; back-channeling; interjections indicating that one is paying attention; two smiths hammering at an object in turn
to vomit; to throw up; to emit; to send forth; to give (an opinion); to make (a comment)
and; thereupon; because of that
gas; vapour; vapor; gaseous body
all; whole; entire; complete (set); in total
top; top position; senior management; senior bureaucrat
attractive; good-looking; stylish; cool; smooth; neat
erotic; sexy; arousing; risque; sultry
to compete; to contend; to vie; to contest
ordinary; run-of-the-mill; usual
wherein; therein; thereinto
to protrude; to stick out; to be forced out; to be pushed out; to go over (e.g. a budget); to go beyond
jutting out (of bounds); being crowded out
origin; birthplace; descent; lineage; ancestry
without; but if; otherwise; or else
to blow (of the wind); to blow (one's breath); to breathe out; to play (a wind instrument); to blow (a whistle, trumpet, etc.); to emit (smoke, fire, etc.); to spout
lifetime; one's whole life; all through life
to creep up; to crawl up; to overcome (a bad situation); to rise (after a setback)