meeting; conference; session; assembly; council; convention
director; executive; officer; official; person in charge
rattling; clattering; trembling; shivering; whining; grumbling
left hand; left-hand side; left-hand direction; (on) the left
clerk; secretary; writing down; putting on record
(arch.) clearly; (arch.) brightly; cleanly; purely
flower; blossom; cherry blossom; beauty; blooming (esp. of cherry blossoms); ikebana; hanafuda
to be peevish; to sulk; to pout
indicates supposition; if ... then; when; (typically after someone's name) indicates exasperation
to put on a bold front; to act big; to be unyielding; to act formally; to act stiffly
smooth (of a surface); glassy; smooth (of an action, proceedings, etc.); fluent (speech); continuously differentiable
thin arm; slender arm; slender means; meager ability to earn a living
stout; corpulent; plump; voluptuous
bust (measurement); breasts; bosom; bust (sculpture); half-length portrait
to boost; to force up; to push up
glossy black (hair); (lit.) color of a crow with wet feathers
eternity; perpetuity; permanence; immortality
appreciation (of art, music, poetry, etc.)
to spur on; to urge forward; to impel; to drive at high speed (e.g. a car)
intimacy; friendship; familiarity
distinction (e.g. between right and wrong, public and private, etc.)
annual (plant); first-year student
inexperienced person; young person; novice; greenhorn
to be taught; to learn; to take lessons in
position; situation; viewpoint; standpoint; point of view
to make a fist; to clench one's fist
custom; habit; customary practice
knowledge; awareness; consent; acceptance; forgiving; pardoning
to stand, walk, etc. shoulder-to-shoulder; to be on a par with
intimate friend; close friend; bosom buddy; chum
to desire; to wish; to beg; to request; to have something done for oneself
festival; feast; harassment by an Internet pitchfork mob; online shaming; galore (as in "goals galore"); frenzy
straight (ahead); direct; upright; straightforward; honest; frank
to stare fixedly at; to fix one's gaze on; to make sure of; to set one's eyes on (e.g. the future); to focus on
Qing dynasty (China, 1644-1912); Ch'ing dynasty; Manchu dynasty
he; she; that person; that; that one; that thing
vice president (of a club or organization, organisation)
to rock; to shake; to swing
cheerful; lively; lighthearted
member; participant; attendee; lineup (sport)
to be added to; to be appended; to join in (e.g. a group of friends); to participate; to increase (e.g. heat); to gain in (e.g. influence)
hard worker; hardworking person