strengthening; intensifying; reinforcement; enhancement; solidification
to connect; to tie; to fasten; to transfer (phone call)
always; without exception; necessarily; certainly; without fail; positively
great; excellent; very troublesome; awful; tiring; tough
to persevere; to persist; to insist that; to stick to (one's opinion); to remain in a place; to stick to one's post
thoroughness; completeness; consistency; thorough enforcement; seeing to it that a policy, etc. is carried out without exception
hello; good day; good afternoon
lively; full of spirit; energetic; healthy; well; fit
as usual; as always; as before; as ever; still
appearance; (outward) looks; exterior appearance
Western-style clothes (cf. traditional Japanese clothes)
fair-skinned; light-complexioned
to shine; to glow; to look attractive; to look nice; to be set off (by)
whirling; revolving; coiling around; winding around; working tirelessly; working hard
to wind; to coil; to envelope; to shroud; to outflank; to skirt
cute; adorable; dear; precious; innocent; childlike
to get a haircut; to give a haircut; to cut hair
shape; form; appearance; state; situation; suitable
to become better; to improve
to suit; to match; to become; to be like
change; variation; variety; diversity; inflection; declension
drumming (noise); beating; rapidly; quickly; continuously; one after the other
happy; glad; pleased; joyful; delightful; gratifying
to notice; to recognize; to recognise; to become aware of; to perceive; to realize
to reach the point that; to come to be that; to turn into
to cry; to weep; to sob; to howl
for oneself; for one's own sake; on one's own account
useless; futile; unnecessary; needless; not on business; unrelated
separation; farewell; parting
consultation office; information center; bureau; agency
number one; first; best; most; game; round
tissue paper; tissue; facial tissue; facial tissues
to be lost (e.g. luggage); to be missing; to be used up; to be run out; to disappear (e.g. pain); to be lost (e.g. a dream, confidence)
marriage agency; matrimonial agency; matchmaking service
to recall; to remember; to recollect
to burst into tears; to burst out crying; to begin to cry; to be moved to tears
inside; within; while (e.g. one is young); during; among; amongst; in (secret, chaos, poverty, etc.)
painful; bitter; tough; difficult; cruel; harsh
effort; exertion; endeavour; endeavor; hard work; striving
to divulge one's true feelings; to open one's heart
(not) ever; (not) by any means; (not) in the least; (not) in any way; (not) at all
embarrassing; embarrassed; ashamed; disgraceful; shameful
to be (in contrast to something that is not the case)
so far; up to now; hitherto; that's enough (for today); it ends here