strip show; striptease; stripping; removing one's clothes; strip (e.g. of wood)
announcement; presentation; demonstration; displaying; showing; introducing
trivial; not amounting to much
anticlimax; let-down; disappointment; loss of interest
stout-hearted; firm; courageous; brave; tough
nonchalant; unconcerned; in a casual manner
to fish; to look for; to search for; to go on a spree (spending, reading, etc.); to binge
clothing; costume; outfit; garment; dress
perfect; just right; ideal
hobby; pastime; tastes; preference; liking
café; cafe; coffeehouse; hostess bar (serving western alcoholic beverages; Taisho and Showa period)
admiration; being impressed; admirable; praiseworthy; astonishment; being appalled
to scorn; to despise; to hold in contempt; to look down on; to disdain
to blurt out; to let slip; to say inadvertently; to come out with (e.g. nonsense)
contrary to expectations; or so we thought, but ...
being lost for words; becoming speechless; jueju (Chinese quatrain with lines of either five or seven syllables)
for a change; for variety's sake
costume; dress; attire; (arch.) interior decoration; (arch.) landscaping; (arch.) furnishing
to learn; to acquire knowledge; to carry; to wear (clothes, etc.); to put on
to insert; to put in (such that there is a snug fit); to have sex; to fuck; to pigeonhole (into a particular category); to place a ring-shaped object around something (esp. one that restricts freedom, such as handcuffs)
normalcy; normality; normal
timidly; nervously; hesitantly; trembling (with fear)
footpath; walkway; sidewalk
occasionally; once in a while; now and then; rarely; seldom
to be affected; to put on airs; to act like (something one isn't); to pretend to be
collar; lapel; neckband; nape of the neck; scruff of the neck
exactly; precisely; closely; tightly; properly; without fail
owl (esp. the Ural owl, Strix uralensis)
to cut; to slit; to cut open
grotesque; disgusting; gross
after having come this far; now that we've come this far
to throw into disorder; to disarrange; to disturb (order, peace, etc.); to corrupt (public morals); to dishevel (hair)
to begin to walk; to set out
to step forward; to take a step forward
scenery; scene; landscape
to shake; to tremble; to sway; to be unsettled; to be unstable; to fluctuate
to shine; to glow; to look attractive; to look nice; to be set off (by)
inner thigh; (walking) pigeon-toed; one's toes turned inward; uchimata (judo); throwing an opponent by putting one's leg between their legs
to rub together; to reconcile (ideas, proposals, plans); to compare and adjust
to soften; to calm down; to be eased; to be mitigated; to subside; to abate
to hold (an event); to give (a dinner, party, etc.); to feel (sensation, emotion, call of nature, etc.); to show signs of
structure; construction; makeup; framework; organization; pattern