sample; specimen; pattern; model; example
(someone else's) daughter
willingness (e.g. to do something); eagerness; motivation; inspiration; determination; high aspirations
heartbroken; crestfallen; dejected; disappointed
rubber band; elastic band
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
structure; construction; posture (e.g. in martial arts); pose; readiness; determination
hardcore crowd; people who take their hobby or interest very seriously
gift; premium; prize (lottery drawing, pachinko, etc.); party favor (favour)
knack; skill; bone; skeleton; cremated remains (esp. the bones); ashes
regrettable; vexing; upsetting; unthinkable; wholly unexpected
opposite; reverse; contrary
gum; rubber; eraser; condom
to accept (e.g. an explanation); to be satisfied (with); to assent (to)
cart (esp. a food cart); stall; festival float; portable shrine dedicated to a god and shaped like a house; stage prop fashioned after a large building; framework (of a house, etc.)
still; yet; more; still more; as ...; like ...
to stop in the middle of a sentence
coming out (as gay, etc.)
revenge; making a new attempt where one previously failed; determination of a loser to win the next time
to yearn for; to be in love with
to be impatient; to be eager; to be restless; to be excited; to be in high spirits
to fish; to angle; to catch; to lure in; to tempt; to attract
in succession; one by one
to choose at one's own discretion; to choose when to do something; to estimate (the time for something)
to disappear into; to be lost in; to do something under the cover of (confusion, etc.); to be almost indistinguishable; to be confusingly similar; to be diverted from (negative emotions, etc.)
to raise; to rear; to train; to teach; to promote the growth of; to nurture
to speak ill of; to disparage
basis; foundation; grounds; authority
somehow or other; for some reason or another; without knowing why
one way or another; in many ways; in various ways
in proportion to; just as much as
reaching a stopping place; settling down (before the next stage); getting to a point where one can rest; one paragraph
to relax; to feel at home
index finger; forefinger; second toe
supple; flexible; elastic; graceful; elegant; refined
eccentricity; eccentric behaviour
for crying out loud!; for chrissakes!; denotes shock at ignorance
complete; whole; perfect; safe
grown-up (manner, etc.); mature; adult
killing two birds with one stone