(a) grain; (a) drop; (a) bead
ladies' magazine; women's magazine
illustrated news magazine; pictorial
(physical) appearance (of a person); one's face and figure
to touch; to come in contact with; to receive (e.g. visitor); to attend to; to receive (news); to get; to encounter
description; describing; depicting
difficulty; trouble; accident; disaster; fault; defect
innocent; cherubic; childlike
charm; fascination; glamour; glamor; attraction; appeal
to fill (with); to be filled with; to express (an emotion); to project (sadness, joy, etc.); to wear (e.g. a smile)
study; library; den; home office; reading room
having done ... by mistake; having messed up ...
under one's eyes; below one's eyes
horizontal (as opposed to vertical); lying down; side-to-side (as opposed to front-to-back); width; side (of a box, etc.); beside
wicked person; evil person; scoundrel; bad thing; mischief
to sleep; to die; to rest (in peace); to lie idle (e.g. of resources); to lie unused; (arch.) to close one's eyes
reverie; meditation; anxiety; thought; pensiveness
to run away (e.g. from work); to escape; to hide; to end a round with less than 20 points
foreign country; foreign land; strange land; far-off land
studying abroad; travelling to study; traveling to study
back; reverse; rear side; height; stature; ridge (of a mountain)
thousand years; many years
biological younger sister
to leave (behind); to leave (undone); to not finish; to save; to set aside; to leave (to someone, esp. after one's death)
sublime; noble; high-minded
orphan; person without friends
near; neighbourhood; nearly (e.g. "it took nearly one year"); close to; shortly; soon
influence; effect; to influence; to affect; to have an influence on
returning from abroad; coming back to one's country (Japan)
marriage ceremony; wedding; nuptials
to raise; to elevate; to do up (one's hair); to fly (a kite, etc.); to launch (fireworks, etc.); to land (a boat); to show someone (into a room)
unofficial offer (esp. job offer); tentative decision
eye; eyeball; eyesight; sight; look; stare; notice
to float; to be suspended; to rise to the surface; to appear; to come to mind; to have inspiration
sometime; someday; one day; some time or other; the other day; in due course
that way; that direction; that (one); that person; there; over there
to send (a thing); to dispatch; to take or escort (a person somewhere); to see off (a person); to bid farewell (to the departed); to bury; to spend (time)