around the world; throughout the world
and; and then; thus; and now; and finally
for the first time; only after ... is it ...; only when ... do you ...; first time; (one's) first
(a) step; one step; level; stage; small degree; small amount
always; without exception; necessarily; certainly; without fail; positively
to grant (request, wish); to answer (prayer); to fulfill (conditions); to meet (requirements)
lately; recently; nowadays
to eat; to live on (e.g. a salary); to live off; to subsist on
diet; losing weight by any method (e.g. exercise)
to become sexually aware; to awaken to sex
tightly (holding on); firmly; strongly (built); solidly; properly; well
beauty; good figure; (beautiful) appearance; beautification; beauty treatment; beauty culture
glossy (e.g. hair); sleek; shiny; lustrous
skin; body (in the context of intimate bodily contact); surface; grain (e.g. of wood); disposition; temperament
to keep; to preserve; to hold; to last; to endure; to keep well (food)
grace (of God); benevolence (of Buddha); assistance; help; effects; influence
yellow; high-pitched (voice); shrill
hand-me-down; food offering to the gods; leftovers; trip from Kyoto to the provinces
to suit; to match; to become; to be like
sunflower (Helianthus annuus)
new; novel; fresh; recent; latest; up-to-date
to wear (in modern Japanese, from the shoulders down); to put on; to bear (guilt, etc.)
old clothes; secondhand clothing
blood; blood; ancestry; (the) blood; feelings
to be tied together; to be connected to; to lead to; to be related to; to be related (by blood)
such a stupid ...; what a crazy ...; no way!; what nonsense!; how can that be?
had better ...; had better not ...
then; and then; and; if so; because then; if that's the case
to pick up; to find; to gather
disagreeable; detestable; unpleasant; reluctant
in terms of both ... and ...; from the perspective of ... as well as ...; whether it be ... or ...
family; members of a family
just (now); quite (near); unintentionally; subconsciously
person of firm character; stable person; gutsy person