to come along; to come around; to turn up; to arrive at the present; to get where one is; to have been doing something (for a period of time)
mental preparedness; being braced for; being steeled for
expectation; assume will happen; forecast
present; current; in operation
obstinate; stubborn; mulish; die-hard; bigoted
with an interesting history (story); with a shady history; with circumstances that are difficult to explain
clothing; costume; outfit; garment; dress
change of heart; change of mind; change in mental state
order (to an employee from management)
joke; playfulness; kidding around
order; command; decree; (software) instruction; statement
harassment (in the workplace) from a position of power; power harassment
to tear to pieces; to tear to shreds; to pick (e.g. fruit); to pluck; to do ... heavily; to do ... heartily
to become speechless; to be at a loss for words
nailing on; nailing down; being stationary; being rooted to the spot; (price) pegging
cannot (do); it is impossible that...; it is (highly) unlikely that...
charming; fascinating; attractive
intolerant; small-minded; inflexible; unforgiving; unyielding; ungenerous
futility; waste; uselessness; pointlessness; idleness
absurd; unreasonable; excessive; very; extremely; excessively
(one's) figure; build; physique; style
trembling; shivering; jiggling; wobbling; bouncing
extremely cold feeling that makes one feel numb; sharp pain that is almost numbing; heartrending; touching the heart
to wear (in modern Japanese, from the shoulders down); to put on; to bear (guilt, etc.)
serving customers; looking after visitors; reception
behind; in the rear; in back
even; even if; even though; because of; on the grounds that
son (of others); boy; young master; green young man from a well-to-do family; young man innocent of the ways of the world
lifting a girl's skirt; flipping up a skirt
mischief; prank; pastime; hobby; playing with (a lighter, etc.); fooling around with
to shelter (e.g. a fugitive); to harbour; to harbor; to hide; to give refuge to
older sister; lass; young lady
have no choice; there is nothing but; no more than
pink; erotic (usually used in relation to the sex industry); blue; pornographic
close fitting trousers; working trousers; long johns; long underpants
crisis; critical situation; emergency; pinch
ripeness; mellowness; maturity; perfection