one act (play, etc.); scene; event
obi; kimono sash; paper wrapper on books, CDs, etc.; band; belt; cingulum
lower garment (e.g. jeans, slacks, skirt, etc.)
to strip someone; to help someone remove (clothes)
details (of an incident, event, etc.); whole story; course of events; facts; circumstances; particulars
civilian clothes; plain clothes; mufti; plainclothes police officer
sexual discrimination; sexism
black; black go stone; guilt; guilty person
cherry tree; cherry blossom; fake buyer; paid audience; hired applauder; horse meat
to collect; to gather; to arrange; to put in order; to make uniform; to make even
contrary to expectations; or so we thought, but ...
colour; color; hue; tints
distrust; unjust suspicion
awkward; uncomfortable; embarrassing
to be crowded; to be packed; to be complex
wind; breeze; manner; behaviour; cold; influenza
to blow (of the wind); to blow (one's breath); to breathe out; to play (a wind instrument); to blow (a whistle, trumpet, etc.); to emit (smoke, fire, etc.); to spout
to spill; to drop; to grumble; to complain; to let one's feelings show
discomfort; inconvenience; poverty; want; inability; disability
to pass (by) each other; to brush past; to miss (meeting) each other; to fail to meet; to be at odds; to clash
nailing on; nailing down; being stationary; being rooted to the spot; (price) pegging
uncomfortable; ill at ease; not feel at home
to call (someone) back; to recall; to call home; to bring back (memories, etc.); to recall; to revive
grounds (esp. of shrines and temples); compound; churchyard; precincts
prayer (for something); supplication
to wish (for); to pray (for); to hope (for); to pray silently; to recite (Buddha's name, sutras, etc.) in one's mind; to chant (a silent prayer)
(not so) much; (not) very
gallant; brave; imposing; awe-inspiring; severe; biting
flurried; flustered; upset; nervous; embarrassed
to wish (for); to pray (for); to hope (for); to pray silently; to recite (Buddha's name, sutras, etc.) in one's mind; to chant (a silent prayer)
(feeling of) indebtedness; feeling obliged
student preparing for or taking examinations (usu. entrance exams); test-taker
without holding anything back; mercilessly; relentlessly; energetically; vigorously
to have a cramp; to twitch; to stiffen (of a face, expression); to freeze; to shrink (of skin, due to a scar); to tauten
ill-bred; impolite; rude; impudent; insolent; blunt
to get someone to say; to make someone say; to let someone say; to let someone speak out; to make a sound
to get stuck with (some job); to end up with (something unpleasant)