various; all sorts of; variety of; (arch.) various colors (colours)
godparents; foster parents
long, slender and well-proportioned; smooth, continuous (movement)
(physical) appearance (of a person); one's face and figure
to pour drinks for each other; to drink together
memories; recollections; reminiscence
glaringly; dazzlingly; blazingly
skinny person; scrawny person; scarecrow; bag of bones
to set out; to set sail; to embark on (a new venture); to set out (to achieve something); to begin to ride; to lean forward
to be frugal; to be sparing; to value; to hold dear; to regret (e.g. a loss); to feel sorry (for)
to play dumb; to feign ignorance; to act as innocent
friendship; friendly relations; connection; relation; intimacy
influential; prominent; strong; likely; plausible
many times over; often; repeatedly; time after time
to meet somebody by chance; to happen upon
fixed date; appointed day
good or bad luck; fortune
to tell someone's fortune; to forecast; to predict; to divine
curse; spell; malediction
to be called ...; to be referred to as ...
to combine; to join; to tie on; to attach with a knot; to bind (e.g. an address)
to get (a joke or explanation); to strike home; to click; to know intuitively
chase; pursuit; tracking; following up; tracing
technique; art; skill; move
emperor (of Japan); mikado
I see; that's right; indeed
eyes sparkling; with shining eyes; for one's eyes to gleam
to come uninvited; to crash (a party); to butt in
circumstances; conditions; situation; reasons; state of affairs
degree; amount; grade; standard; of the order of (following a number); about
which (of three or more); well; now; c'mon
antipathy; antagonism; animosity; revulsion; ill feeling
bold; daring; dauntless; intrepid; stout-hearted
you've hit the nail on the head; that's just what I thought; that's exactly like I feel; that's exactly what I think, too
just like that; quite so; I agree; (lit.) that street
how; in what way; how (much); to what extent; however (much); no matter how
wonderful; splendid; magnificent