all out; like hell; like crazy; desperately; (lit.) expecting to die
freestyle (e.g. swimming event)
holding (a conference, exhibition, etc.); opening; hosting (e.g. the Olympics)
staying somewhere else (overnight); spending the night away (e.g. from home); going home (e.g. from hospital) for the night; sleepover
to get tired of; to lose interest in; to be fed up with; to have enough
festival; feast; carnival
wearisome; insipid; dull; irksome; wretched; vain
yukata (light cotton kimono worn in the summer or used as a bathrobe)
cloth; fabric; dough; batter; inherent quality; one's true character; unglazed pottery
obi; kimono sash; paper wrapper on books, CDs, etc.; band; belt; cingulum
argument; discussion; theory (e.g. of evolution); doctrine; essay; treatise
bust-waist-hip measurements; vital statistics
height (of body); stature
length of a sleeve (of Western clothing); height of a sleeve (of traditional Japanese clothing)
to attach; to join; to furnish (a house with); to wear; to put on; to keep a diary; to make an entry
thick (paper, cloth, etc.); heavy
kimono; Japanese traditional clothing (esp. full-length); clothing; clothes
to be steamed (properly, e.g. rice); to be stuffy; to grow musty; to get close
serious; severe; grave; acute
to speak with an accent; to be corrupted (of word); to mispronounce
to straighten up one's back (e.g. stand up straight, sit up straight); to hold one's head high
to branch; to fork; to separate; to split; to disperse; to scatter
a drop in the bucket; a drop in the ocean; (lit.) (pouring) water on a hot stone
relief; mitigation; alleviation; relaxation (of restrictions, tensions, etc.); easing; softening
to rub; to crumple; to massage; to argue; to have a heated discussion; to train; to coach
care; kea (Nestor notabilis)
to accompany; to follow; to keep up with
fellow women; between women; among women; woman-to-woman
to exclude (someone); to shun; to ignore; to leave out; to ostracize
to unravel; to untie; to break into small pieces (of fish, meat, etc.); to relax; to ease
sleeping like a log; (being) fast asleep (bombed, crashed)
Herculean task; next-to-impossible undertaking
(my) wife; inside the home; one's family
good-natured person; good person; (one's) lover; boyfriend; girlfriend
expression; look; countenance; face
regrettable; disappointing; precious; dear; too good for; deserving better
ignominious defeat; crushing failure; utterly beaten; overwhelming defeat
consecutive defeats; series of defeats
in the future; another day; later
conclusion; decision; end; settlement
inevitable; necessary; foregone; brinkmate (inevitable checkmate)