to withdraw from (a deal); to wash one's hands of; to lead by the hand
women's bath; women's section in a public bath
washing; sashimi chilled in iced water
effect; result; worth; use; avail
(one's) skin colour; skin color; skin tone; flesh colour (of a Japanese person); flesh color; pale orange
sense of guilty pleasure; feeling of naughtiness
to fly around; to scatter
to catch sight of; to come into view; to happen to see
to catch; to capture; to grab; to clutch; to catch hold of (someone); to stop (e.g. a stranger in the street)
to push (something) against
with all one's strength; with might and main; as hard as one can
black; dark; blackish; suspicious; criminal; darkened and dirty; sooty
dirt; filth; stain; blot; spot
admirable; commendable; praiseworthy; laudable; brave; heroic
to reward; to recompense; to repay; to retaliate; to get revenge
to be helpful; to help; to be of assistance; to come in handy
adventure; venture; venture which is unlikely to succeed; risky attempt; danger
terrible; awful; I don't even want to talk about it; without reason; inevitable; that's just how it is
grazing; skimming; almost touching; barely; just; narrowly
to become defiant; to fight back; to turn upon; to take the offensive
doubtful; questionable; uncertain; disputable; suspicious
downfall; ruin; collapse; destruction
to fall down; to drop; to be omitted; to be missing; to decrease; to sink; to fail (e.g. exam or class)
to turn over a new leaf; to mend one's ways; to reform
unnatural; affected; studied; forced
is not; am not; are not; isn't it?
real; realistic; serious; non-joking; realtime blog; real world (cf. online games or social networking services)
to rise to the surface; to come to the front; to emerge (e.g. from obscurity); to stand out (e.g. against a dark background)
to often be the case; to occur frequently; to be common; to be popular
bygones; the past; past event
obscene; indecent; lewd; bawdy; loose; improper
to raise (esp. overhead); to brandish (e.g. sword); to flourish; to wield (e.g. power, authority); to proclaim one's principles
with a crack; with a smash
that much; as much; to that extent; only that; that alone; no more than that
special training; intensive training; crash course
splash; spray; chance blow; by-blow; getting dragged into (a quarrel, etc.)
reason; reasoning power; (one's) sense
intermission (between acts); interlude
to have time free; to have time to spare
(of a lie, etc.) obvious; transparent
to steal another's spouse; to steal another's lover
incoherent; inconsistent; illogical; disorderly; confused; nonsensical