fascinate; bewitch; enchant
form; shape; state; condition; letter; correspondence
to stare at; to look hard at; to look up and down; to scrutinize; to scrutinise
to take on a role; to take part
restlessly; nervously; uneasily; in a fidget
disguising oneself as a man; dressing as a man (for a woman); male clothing
national costume; (in) native dress
to wear one's hair up; to arrange one's hair
cabin attendant; flight attendant
fluffy; lumpy (e.g. clothing); uneven; bulging (e.g. muscles)
height; stature; length (esp. of clothing); all (one has); everything; magnificence (of a waka poem, etc.)
pirate; sea robber; buccaneer; freebooter
risky; dangerous; suggestive; bordering on the obscene; (arch.) extreme; (arch.) harsh
qipao; cheongsam; mandarin dress
miko; shrine maiden; young girl or woman (trad. an unmarried virgin) who assists priests at shrines; medium; sorceress; shamaness
bamboo grass; generally smaller species of running bamboo that do not shed their sheaths (e.g. Sasa spp.)
look of death; shadow of death
to get encouraged; to become heightened in spirits; to recover one's strength
planning; project; plan; design
just as (each) one likes; as (each) one pleases; as (each) one prefers; (each) in one's own way
edge; brink; verge; time; moment of
prior; beforehand; in advance; before the fact; ex ante
table; chart; list; memorial to an emperor
rough (behaviour, temperament, etc.); wild; rude; violent
(in) his way; peculiar to him
neutralization; neutralisation; counteraction
support; backing; endorsement; support; holding up; propping
amount sold; sales; proceeds; takings; turnover
period of time; time slot; time zone
clientele; customer stratum
your husband; her husband
stray sheep; lost lamb; (fig.) person at a loss for what to do