cicada; locust; small-sized pulley
to stifle a laugh; to hold back a laugh
outcast; odd man out; pariah
sense of duty; sense of purpose; vocation
person; -er; (arch.) expert; (arch.) geisha; (arch.) prostitute
with a shiver (down one's spine); with a sudden chill
to harden; to solidify; to become firm; to become certain; to gather (together); to assemble
treachery; betrayal; perfidy
to roll up; to enfold; to swallow up; to involve; to drag into
to turn up; to roll up (e.g. sleeves); to do over and over again; to do relentlessly; to stage a comeback (against) (in mahjong, horse racing, etc.); to come from behind
purposely (of something needless, unexpected or seemingly counterproductive, etc.); daringly (doing something); not necessarily; not particularly; (arch.) definitely not
you could say; you might say; verging on the
chattering; talk; idle talk; chatty; talkative; chatterbox
from the bottom of one's heart; heartily; sincerely
to fetter; to shackle; to bind
to be overcome with emotion
to yearn for; to long for; to follow (someone); to idolize (for virtue, learning, status, etc.)
refreshing (e.g. feeling, scene, wind, morning air); brisk; bracing; fresh; refreshed
compulsion; coercion; forcing (to do); enforcement
next; following; subsequent; stage; station
late at night; at a late hour
hem; (trouser) cuff; bottom part; bottom edge; foot (of a mountain); tips (of hair)
serious; honest; sober; grave; earnest; steady
three times; thrice; third (musical interval)
roughly; approximately; (cutting) in one stroke; (breaking apart) with vigour; (cutting) deeply; (splitting) wide open
mid-calf length (skirt, etc.)
height; stature; length (esp. of clothing); all (one has); everything; magnificence (of a waka poem, etc.)
grown-up (manner, etc.); mature; adult
age-appropriate (esp. of clothing, hairstyles)
shape; form; appearance; state; situation; suitable
owning a lot of clothes; person who owns a lot of clothes
to respond; to satisfy; to accept; to comply with; to apply for
obsession; fixation; complaining; criticizing; speciality (e.g. of restaurants)
seems to be; appears to have; supposed to be
main cause; primary factor
needle; pin; hook; stinger; thorn; hand (e.g. clock, etc.); pointer
listen!; you see; mind you; remember