to turn up; to roll up (e.g. sleeves); to do over and over again; to do relentlessly; to stage a comeback (against) (in mahjong, horse racing, etc.); to come from behind
waist; waistline; waist measurement
to fold up; to fold into layers
hem; (trouser) cuff; bottom part; bottom edge; foot (of a mountain); tips (of hair)
middle of summer; height of summer; midsummer
shape; form; appearance; state; situation; suitable
sultry; sweltering; stuffy; uncomfortably hot-looking (clothing, etc.); stuffy-looking
circumference; girth; surroundings; neighbourhood; people surrounding oneself; surrounding circumstances
office worker; company employee; company man; salaryman (stereotypical Japanese office worker)
apparently; appears to be
cicada; locust; small-sized pulley
cry (esp. animal); roar; chirp; tweet; bark; whine
arm; skill; efforts; ability
unsociable; unfriendly; blunt; surly; curt; cold
vivid; brightly colored; brilliant; radiant
to create; to bring forth; to invent; to think up and bring into being; to give birth to; to bear
heat haze; shimmer of hot air
to chip; to be chipped; to be missing (from a set, team, etc.); to be absent; to be lacking (in); to be short (of)
precipitous; rugged; inaccessible; grim; severe; stern
sidelong glance; short grain (paper)
forward; frontward; ahead; rectangular front
to jump in; to leap in; to plunge into; to burst in; to barge in
behind; in the rear; in back
chair; stool; post; office; position
to remove; to move out of the way
to spread; to extend; to unfold; to open; to scatter about; to spread around
to shut oneself in (e.g. one's room); to be confined in; to be filled with (emotion, enthusiasm, etc.); to fill the room (of a gas, smell, etc.); to be heavy with (e.g. smoke); to be muffled (e.g. voice); to hold (a castle, fortress, etc.)
headlock (wrestling move)
perfect; complete; flawless
to be decided; to be settled; to be unchanging; to be the same (as always); to be a fixed rule; to be destined; to be well executed (of a manoeuvre in a sport, game, etc.)
to reject; to repulse; to repel; to bounce back; to counterattack; to strike back
victory; triumph; conquest; success; win
to pluck off (esp. by twisting); to pick; to break off; to wrest (away from); to wrench free; to snatch (away)
announcer; presenter; broadcaster; in-house television talent who does on-location fluff pieces for variety shows
actual state (of things); real state; live; on-the-scene; reporting live; live coverage
to go by; to go past; to run (between; of a rail service, bus route, etc.); to operate (between); to go indoors; to go into a room; to penetrate