hem; (trouser) cuff; bottom part; bottom edge; foot (of a mountain); tips (of hair)
tightly (hold, squeeze, etc.); firmly; forcefully (e.g. push); hard
to seize; to catch; to obtain; to acquire; to understand; to grasp
continuation; succession; series
again; once more; a second time
to decide to; to pretend that; to make a practice of doing; to make it a rule to
to quarry; to cut (timber); to begin to talk; to break the ice; to start a fire (with flint, by rubbing sticks together, etc.); to select and extract (from a media file)
to shine; to glitter; to be bright
wonderful; marvelous; strange; strangely enough; oddly enough; for some reason
now that you mention it; come to think of it; that reminds me; on that subject; speaking of which
internal conditions; true state of affairs
more or less; though not quite satisfactorily; tentatively; for the time being; just in case; once
circuitous; roundabout; indirect
way of saying (something); way of putting it; wording; phrasing; language; expression
to stop (an activity); to cease; to discontinue; to cancel; to abandon; to give up
straight to the point; point-blank; frank; direct
forward; frontward; ahead; rectangular front
to stop (in one's tracks); to come to a stop; to halt; to pause; to stand still
form; shape; figure; visage
it is ... that ...; precisely; although; while; it is precisely because ... that ...; only because ...
clothes (esp. Western clothes); counter for doses of medicine, gulps of tea, drags of a cigarette, etc.
to wear (in modern Japanese, from the shoulders down); to put on; to bear (guilt, etc.)
featureless (face); expressionless; flat; flat (terrain); smooth
exactly; surely; right then; just then; just (about to); on the verge (of doing or happening)
appearance; (outward) looks; exterior appearance
I wonder; should I?; is it?; I wish that; I hope that
figure; body shape; build; somatotype; biotype; habitus
to grow; to spring up; to sprout; to cut (teeth)
body; torso; trunk; build; physique; health
to melt; to thaw; to fuse; to dissolve
all; altogether; entirely; exactly like; just like; spitting image of
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 radically; to metamorphose; to improve unexpectedly and dramatically (esp. of an actor, artist, rikishi, etc.)
spurious article; forgery; counterfeit; imitation; sham
genuine article; real thing; real deal
colouring; coloring; sex appeal (esp. of women); sexiness; interest in the opposite sex; sexual feelings; charm
to fire (gun, arrow, questions, etc.); to shoot; to set free; to release; to emit (e.g. light); to give off (e.g. a scent)
hmm; well ...; humph; roughly; harshly; violently
thin; pale; light; watery; thin; weak (taste, etc.); little (affection, etc.) not much (of a presence)
laugh; laughter; smile; sneer; sex aids (e.g. dildos, pornographic books, erotic woodblock prints, etc.)
closing in on (the enemy, first place, etc.); coming close to; pressing hard; pressing hard (e.g. with a question); taking to task; grilling
right arm; right-hand man; right hand; right-handed pitcher
chest; breast; breasts; bosom; heart; lungs; stomach