waves that remain after the wind has subsided; after-effect; aftermath
excess; surplus; superabundance; overabundance
tolerant; generous; lenient; broad-minded; magnanimous
to come unstuck from; to peel off; to come off
binding (someone) hand and foot; being tied down (by rules, obligations, etc.)
cry (e.g. of a baby); sob; whine; tearful voice; weepy voice
healthy; robust; strong; solid; durable
on the occasion of; at the time of
along; parallel to; in accordance with
division; splitting; sharing; distribution; dissemination; allocation
striking on the side; side blow; slanting (rain, snow, etc.); driving
from one's side; from the side (of something); from someone unconnected; from someone uninvolved
evasion; avoidance; shirking; recusation (of a judge); taking exception (to a judge); challenge
to attract someone's attention; to arouse someone's interest; to sound someone out; to try to find out someone's true feelings; to (discreetly) probe someone's thoughts
offensive strength; offensive power; striking power
gradually; slowly but steadily
Sparta (ancient Greek city-state); hard education; hard training; strict; severe
gradually; by degrees; little by little; bit by bit
band (e.g. conduction, valence); belt (e.g. Van-Allen, asteroid, etc.)
each individual; each person
correction; revision; compensation (e.g. to a pendulum)
guess; speculation; supposition
unsatisfied; unsatisfactory; insufficient in some way; lacking something
genuine; real; authentic; full-scale; full-blown; all-out
rest period; intermission; break time; recess
wintertime; winter season
to take off one's clothes; to undress; to strip naked; to become naked
box; case; car (of a train, etc.); shamisen case; shamisen; public building; community building
no sooner ... than ...; hardly ... when ...; as soon as ...
ascent; climbing; ascending (path); upbound (esp. toward Tokyo)
change; conversion; transformation; transformation
underwear; undergarment; underclothes; lingerie
stout; well-fleshed; well-built; well-padded; plump
attentive to detail; careful; considerate; meticulous; detailed
clothes; clothing; garments
this kind of; this sort of; this; like this; in this way
absolutely normal; perfectly commonplace; taken for granted
fast-talking; rapid talking
to talk on and on; to rattle on; to keep on talking (without pause)
upper class; upper echelons of society; the rich and powerful; the elite
extensive knowledge; erudition; learned; erudite; well-informed
having a crisp appearance; stiffly; tensely; smartly (e.g. dressed); neatly