duty; function; office; mission; task; role
hard; solid; stiff; tight; strong; firm (not viscous or easily moved); safe
trouble; hardship; difficulty; anxiety; worry; concern
to take the form of (esp. in ref. to a spirit, fox, raccoon dog, etc.); to assume the shape of; to disguise oneself (as); to change (into); to transform; to change radically (for the better)
to draw an arc (e.g. with a compass); to describe an arc (e.g. through the air); to form an arc
nape (of the neck); nucha
ecstatically; spellbound; with rapt attention; abstractedly; absentmindedly; absorbedly
nape of the neck; back of the neck; scruff of the neck
breast; chest; pit of the stomach; solar plexus; epigastrium
(what) the heck; (why) in the world; one object; one body; one form; one style; one Buddhist image
stout; corpulent; plump; voluptuous
to be finished; to be completed; to be done
comparatively; relatively; fairly; considering ...; for ...; despite ...
measurement round the hips
very; extremely; extreme; excessive; splendid; impressive
with a thump; (hanging) straight down
unevenness; bumpiness; roughness; imbalance; inequality; unevenness
besides; furthermore; on top of that; and yet; nevertheless; even so
fold; pleat; folds (e.g. of a mountain); crease; (hidden) detail; nuance
grain; bead; drop; counter for small round objects including grains, seeds, pills, drops
result; consequence; consequently; as a result; as a result of; following
to the utmost; to the best of one's ability
genuine; authentic; true; pure
and yet; though; when; in spite of
sexual (i.e. relating to biological sex); sexual (relations, attraction, abuse, etc.)
charm; fascination; glamour; glamor; attraction; appeal
to chip; to nick; to break; to lack
no good; not serving its purpose; hopeless; wasted; cannot; must not
pride; dignity; self-respect
to throw away; to cast away; to abandon; to desert; to give up; to resign
in some way or other; one way or another; somehow; only just; barely
to arrive at; to reach; to sit on; to sit at (e.g. the table)
party; banquet; reception; feast; dinner
come (on); come now; all right; right; well; hmm
to flutter (e.g. a flag); to wave; to reverberate (e.g. thunder); to resound
to advance (spatially); to go forward; to precede; to go ahead (of); to make progress; to move ahead (e.g. of work); to intensify
to blush; to go red in the face; to change color; to change colour
guidance; leading (the way); information; notice; announcement (of a visitor's arrival); informing (someone) of a visitor's arrival
by the way; in this connection; incidentally; in passing