Golden Week (early-May holiday season in Japan)
synchronized swimming; synchronised swimming
to smell; to smell of; to have a smell
crotch portion (of trousers, panties, etc.)
very bright red; deep red; extremely flushed (of face); downright (e.g. lie); complete; utter
timetable; schedule; allocation of time (e.g. to tasks); time usage
Golden Week (early-May holiday season in Japan)
downy hair; down; vellus hair; lanugo
mixture of chocolate, cream and liquor, used in truffles, ganache, etc.
event with ... rounds, innings, legs, etc.; nth-round match (in a knockout tournament)
chink in the armor (armour)
I'm sorry to have kept you waiting
inconsequential; indifferent; not worth worrying about; whatever; whichever; I don't care
groundless fear; thinking too much; making too much of
naturally; not surprisingly; it should be appreciated that; understandably; as a matter of course; as is obvious
next morning; following morning
six nines (i.e. 99.9999%); sixty-nine (sexual position); soixante-neuf; 69
long holiday (esp. Golden Week in late April and early May)
to jerk; to wiggle; to twitch
basement of a department store (where foodstuffs are usually sold)
to have stiff shoulders; to feel ill at ease; to feel uncomfortable; serious; sober
changing one's dress (e.g. at the wedding reception)
to go to the top; to climb to the top; to ascend to the top; to be engrossed in; to be very enthusiastic about; to be infatuated with
being up to the person himself
(staring) piercingly; (looking) hard
to be transparent; to be easily seen through; to be obvious; to be apparent
dropping; unloading; grated vegetables, fruit, etc.; grater; using new tools (or clothes, etc.); new tools (or clothes, etc.)
it's OK to ...; it's best to ...; it's alright to ...
to fold in two; to fold in half; to double up
to be flexible; to be accommodating
to work hard at one's lessons
hammer; hopeless swimmer; complete beginner at swimming; someone who sinks like a stone
toes; tips of the toes; toe of a shoe, sock, etc.
upper; upward; outer; surface; top