pot; (arch.) typical name for a female servant in the Edo-period; working at night; female with symptoms of gender identity disorder (e.g. a transvestite)
beginning; start; outset; at first; at the beginning; initially
bodily build; degree of fleshiness
rapidly; vigorously; by leaps and bounds; steadily
to become thin; to lose weight; to reduce (one's) weight; to be barren; to be infertile; to be sterile
men and women; man and woman; both sexes; both genders
to be able to tell apart; to distinguish; to recognize
complexion; colour; color; blood red
future (usually near); prospects
good prospects; full of hope; promising
(it was) not until; (it was) only when
standard item; usual thing; (a) classic; basic item (with stable demand); staple goods
to distinguish; to recognize; to recognise; to tell apart; to differentiate
to get used (to); to get familiar with; to get skillful with
matter to be checked or investigated
attention; notice; care; caution; advice; warning
uneasy; unsure; unreliable; untrustworthy; (arch.) nervous; (arch.) impatient
little-known good place; good out-of-the-way place; well-kept secret place; hole-in-the-wall
just as; in the act of; as soon as; at the moment that
making light of; thinking little of; slighting; belittling; dismissing; contempt
plump; rotund; chubby; entirely; completely; wholly
stock; share; stump; (clump of) roots; plant with attached roots or stem; strain (of bacteria, etc.); stock company
immediately; at once; soon; before long; easily; readily
the grass; grassy place (esp. with long dense grass)
exposure to the sun; sunny place; per day
contention; competition; rivalry; quarrel
passing (a test, examination, etc.); pass (for admission, transport, etc.); ticket; pass (of a ball); (giving something a) pass; skipping (one's turn)
least; lowest; worst; awful; horrible; at the very least
in order to; for the purpose of; must; should
growing en masse in one location (of plants); living gregariously (of animals); living in flocks, herds, colonies, etc.; all animate creation
just above; right overhead
fingertip; finger; toe tip; toe
presentation (of documents); submission (of an application, report, etc.); production (e.g. of evidence); introduction (e.g. of a bill); filing; turning in
fresh and youthful; lively; vibrant; vivacious; juicy (e.g. fruit)