strict; hidebound; inflexible; being a stickler for the rules; sticking hard and fast to the rules
function; facility; faculty; feature
chance; start; cue; excuse; motive; impetus
(move) slowly (e.g. walk); sluggishly; stolidly; ploddingly; heavily
to be seen from the point of view of an onlooker
juice; sap; soup; broth; (dipping) sauce
state; condition; the way things should be; ideal state; truth
congratulations!; well done!; best wishes!; all the best!
storm; tempest; uproar; hullabaloo; storm (e.g. of protest)
wild; in disarray; harum-scarum; hysteric
(short) curtain hung at shop entrance; split curtain used to divide spaces in a house; reputation (of a store); good name; goodwill
from the beginning; without hesitation; flatly (e.g. refusing); entirely; completely
to hang; to droop; to give (e.g. lesson, instruction, scolding) (to someone of lower status); to confer; to drip; to ooze; to leave behind (at death)
to wipe; to mop up; to get rid of (an impression, feeling, blemish, etc.); to dispel (e.g. shame); to erase
thrown kiss; blown kiss; air kiss
to throw; to fling; to heave; to toss
slightly (blushing); suddenly (getting bright, flaring up, flashing on, etc.); distractedly
red; crimson; Red; communist; (arch.) beautiful
hesitantly; timidly; diffidently
colouring; coloring; sex appeal (esp. of women); sexiness; interest in the opposite sex; sexual feelings; charm
resistance (e.g. to antibiotics); tolerance (e.g. drug tolerance)
celebration; congratulations
young and sweet; adorable; cute; pitiful; touching; pathetic
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
liquor store; wine shop; bottle shop; sake dealer; liquor-store owner; brewer
hectic; topsy-turvy; chaotic
launching; launch; end (of a theatrical run, etc.); closing party (e.g. a theater show); cast party
drumming (noise); beating; rapidly; quickly; continuously; one after the other
to fan (oneself, flames, etc.); to flap (in the wind); to instigate; to stir up; to drive up prices (by buying a large amount of something); to take a photo from a low angle; to tailgate
presumptuous; impertinent; impudent; ridiculous; laughable; absurd
just barely; only just; at the very limit; at the last moment
to use one's influence; to pull strings; to take measures; to make the necessary preparations
with a bang bang (sound of a hammer or gunfire); at a mad pace (spend money, work); with great vigor
to take off (clothes, shoes, etc.); to undress
button (clothing); push-button