soon; in a moment; nearby; close; direct; spot transaction
coming; going; being (somewhere); come; go; stay
to eat; to live; to make a living; to bite; to sting (as insects do); to tease; to torment
what's the matter?; what's wrong?
chic; smart; understanding; considerate; familiar with worldly pleasures (esp. sexual relations, geisha districts and red-light districts)
mature age; advanced age; maturity; age when one is old enough to know better
all; altogether; entirely; exactly like; just like; spitting image of
sincerely; earnestly; repeatedly; over and over; again and again
ahead; before; the future
opening (a new store, golf course, runway, etc.); open; frank; open (car, collar, tournament, etc.)
coat; tunic; jacket; outer garment
so; like this; in this way
family; members of a family
day after tomorrow; wrong (e.g. direction)
to call for somebody; to come for someone; to pick someone up
accompanying; being accompanied by; going with
in a little bit; after a short while
to raise; to raise up; to wake; to wake up; to cause; to bring about; to start
story; tale; talk; discussion
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
various; all sorts of; variety of; (arch.) various colors (colours)
what time; (lit.) which hour
coming home in the morning (after staying out all night)
something; something or other; so-and-so; somehow; anyhow; one way or another
first place; first rank; unit's position; Japanese yew (Taxus cuspidata)
leading a meeting; presiding over a meeting; officiating at a ceremony; chairman; presenter; host
to strengthen; to emphasize; to emphasise
brilliance; polish; lustre; luster; glossy finish (of photographs)
to drift; to float; to waft (e.g. a scent); to hang in the air; to be in the air (e.g. a feeling or mood); to wander; to walk around aimlessly
feminine; womanly; female
elegant; refined; polished; high-quality goods; first-class article
to give (esp. to someone of lower status); to bestow; to provide; to afford; to assign; to cause
to be in time (for); to serve (suit, meet) the purpose; to be good enough; to be enough
surplus; margin; leeway; composure; placidity; complacency
just barely; only just; at the very limit; at the last moment
slowly; tardily; complaining; grumbling; unsettled (e.g. weather); loose
breast; chest; pit of the stomach; solar plexus; epigastrium
thinnish; somewhat narrow