how much; how many; however (much); no matter how; what matters is ...; it all comes down to ...
to set up (a house, store, etc.); to build; to have at the ready (e.g. a gun); to hold in preparation (e.g. a camera); to adopt a posture; to assume a stance; to put on an air
sharp sighted; easily awakened
to release a shutter (camera); to click a shutter
displeasure; discomfort; unpleasantness; indisposition; ailment
to market (something); to feature (something to sell); to trade in (something); to securitize
to see someone off (at a station, an airport, etc.); to escort (e.g. home); to follow something with one's eyes until it is out of sight; to let pass; to pass up (an opportunity etc.); to shelve (a plan, deliberation on a bill, etc.); to postpone
punctuation; pause; juncture; end; (place to) stop
(camera) shutter; shutter (for a door, window, etc.)
various; varied; diverse; all sorts of
vocation; lifework; sacred task (esp. the emperor's rule over the nation); prostitute of the second-highest class (Edo period)
whole year; all year round; always; all the time; during an era; middle class (of a nursery school, etc.)
to pile up; to heap up; to stir up; to enliven; to bring to a climax
clothing; costume; outfit; garment; dress
to wear; to be dressed in; to be adorned in; to clad oneself with
to one's heart's content; as much as one wants; as hard as one can; resolution; decisiveness; determination
a little more than usual; bribe money added to a regular fee; and then some
to scheme; to plan; to play a trick; to invent; to conspire; to frame up
to smoke; to smoulder; to be sooty; to be smoke-stained; to smoulder (e.g. a dispute); to smolder
abruptly (rising); slowly (rising)
alternately; by turns; one after the other
suddenly; in a flash; rapidly; nimbly; alertly
beautiful face; beautiful looks; beauty; belle; handsome man
to draw; to paint; to depict; to describe; to picture in one's mind; to imagine
next; hypo- (i.e. containing an element with low valence); order; sequence
extremely; terrifically; super
sprouting; budding; crush (esp. on an imaginary character in manga, etc.); fascination; infatuation
clicking one's tongue; tut-tut; smacking one's lips (with relish)
special order (goods); custom (made); bespoke
beast (i.e. any animal other than man); person reborn into the animal realm; brute (i.e. a contemptible human being); damn it; damn
plastic; pula (currency of Botswana)
to cut up; to cut and discard; to eliminate systematically (in fault-finding); to isolate
fragment; broken piece; chip; ounce (of truth, conscience, etc.); trace; shred
to bite at; to snap at; to nibble; to get one's teeth into (metaphorically); to get to grips with; to really get into
consent; approval; acceptance; agreement; compliance
to pierce; to stab; to sting; to bite; to sew; to stitch; to pole (a boat)