while; during; while; although; all; both
manufacturing; craftsmanship; making New-Year's decorations; (arch.) preparing fields; (arch.) farming
reaching; attaining; arrival
dot; spot; mark (in an exam, etc.); grade; point (in a game); score; point (in geometry)
maintenance; preservation; improvement
first runner (in a relay race); top-class runner; vanguard (of a person); front line; top runner (system of benchmarking against best-in-class performance)
to touch; to feel; to touch (with); to experience; to come in contact with; to touch on (a subject); to allude to
such things as ...; and ... and; the minute (that) ...; no sooner than ...; be; is; o
to pay attention to another's needs; to attend to; to fuss about; to take into consideration
should; must; -able; probably; likely
that is to say; that is; in short; in brief; clogging; obstruction; shrinkage
important; momentous; essential; principal; major
originally; primarily; essentially; intrinsically; proper; rightful
necessary; needed; essential; necessity; need; requirement
in the first place; to begin with; after all; anyway; beginning; start
decoration; ornament; trimmings
mostly; nearly; practically; well-nigh; almost invariably; all but
for; for the sake of; to one's advantage; because of; as a result of
yen (Japanese monetary unit); circle
pastime; hobby; favorite amusement; dissipation; debauchery; loose living
anyhow; in any case; at any rate; at best; at most
to be seen; to be in sight; to look; to seem; to come
outline; main points; generally; on the whole; general; rough
even so; all the same; nevertheless; yes, but ...
hair style; coiffure; hairdo
Western-style clothes (cf. traditional Japanese clothes)
expressly; especially; taking the trouble (to do); intentionally; deliberately
to spend time (on doing something)
make-up; making food (in a delivery-only restaurant); cooking
to attach; to join; to furnish (a house with); to wear; to put on; to keep a diary; to make an entry
chest; breast; breasts; bosom; heart; lungs; stomach
big; large; loud; extensive; spacious; important
really; truly; indeed; good grief
rational; reasonable; logical
to follow; to come along with one; to accompany
to give birth; to bear (child); to lay (eggs); to produce; to yield; to give rise to