to pick out; to single out; to select; to extract; to draw out; to pull out
expansion; swelling; increase; growth
excelling; surpassing; outdoing
hot water (for drinking); tea; bath; bathhouse
to harm; to hurt; to injure; to fail to ...; to miss one's opportunity to ...
wholeheartedly; single-mindedly; fervently; intently
to wrinkle; to crinkle; to shrivel
to put on (lower-body clothing, e.g. pants, skirt, footwear); to wear; to affix (a sword to one's hip); (arch.) to affix (a bowstring to a bow)
request; appeal; claim; purchase
going out; one's best clothes; formal (e.g. language); best (behaviour, manners, etc.)
opening (of a bottle); broaching; beginning; opening; commencement (e.g. of sales)
(stabbing) through; (plunging) into
to find oneself fearful; to have an awful time
indiscriminately; without consideration; irrespective of the occasion; paying no attention to the feelings or expectations of those nearby
to place both hands on the ground (to express respect, apology or to present a request)
but then; although; though; reasonable; natural; just
seats reserved for guests
behind with everything; too late; reactive
batsu game; punishment given to the loser of a game or contest
(one's) skin colour; skin color; skin tone; flesh colour (of a Japanese person); flesh color; pale orange
ladder; stairs; going to several places in succession (e.g. barhopping)
if anything; if pushed I'd say; if I had to say
circumference; perimeter; work outside the office; outer tracks (in a loop or curve)
kapow; bang; bulging; filled to bursting; prostitute (catering to Occupation soldiers in Japan after WWII)
to bloom; to blossom; to become lively (esp. of conversation); to become animated; to experience a golden age
outer case; casing; slip-case; slipcase; outer box
toy; (person or thing treated as a) plaything
to muster up one's courage
character information; character data; textual data
presumption; assumption; estimation
marriage ceremony; wedding; nuptials
notebook computer; laptop
coming out (as gay, etc.)
success; prosperity; boom
critic; reviewer; commentator
dry taste (e.g. sake, wine); a liking for sake; one who likes sake; salty (taste); harsh; scathing