the same generation; coeval
to have stiff shoulders; to feel ill at ease; to feel uncomfortable; serious; sober
gloomy (e.g. mood); depressing; irritating; troublesome; heavy (weather); cloudy
with one's own body; by one's own action; by one's own experience; barely (e.g. escape); narrowly
grant; allowance; endowment; bestowal; assignment; conferment
scarcity value; rarity value; preciousness
dawn; daybreak; event (e.g. "in the event of ..."); occasion; occurrence
to covet; to crave; to indulge in; to do ceaselessly; to eat greedily; to devour
hetero-; heterosexual; hetero; heterozygote; heterozygous
if I (we, etc.) could; if one were to ... then ... (an unpleasant thing would happen)
oh, OK; oh, I see; oh, yeah?; hmm
from the place (where); from the fact that ...; caused by the fact that ...; because
to love; to cherish; to admire; to appreciate
flavour; flavor; taste; charm; appeal; interest
rich person; wealthy person
(practical) experience; personal experience; hands-on experience; first-hand experience
ordinary people; common folk; general masses; man in the street; populace at large
to grow timid; to cower; to become perverse; to become contrary; to be cramped; to be constrained
limousine (stretched car); shuttle bus (usu. to airport)
seeing someone off and later welcoming them back; taking someone to and fro
three stars (shape); three stars (rating); Orion's belt; Chinese "Three Stars" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
without; unacceptable; not alright; (arch.) nonexistent; (arch.) not being (there)
finally; after; following; at the end (of)
sly; cunning; sneaky; miserly; mean; stingy
oh well, fine; fine, I guess; alright, I suppose; OK, then
celeb; celebrity; wealthy person; rich person; affluent; wealthy
pet saying; favorite phrase; stock phrase; manner of talking
mess; sorry state; -ways; -wards; in the act of ...; just as one is ...
image; figure; figure; form; image
order; command; decree; (software) instruction; statement
even; if only; if just; as long as; the only thing needed
throat; important part; vital area
attack; offence; top (dominant partner of a homosexual relationship); barrage (of); flood (of)
popularity; favour; defense; defence; agreement; receiver of technique (e.g. in martial arts)
technical term; terminology; jargon
confectionery; sweets; candy; cake
grain; bead; drop; counter for small round objects including grains, seeds, pills, drops
yen (currency of Japan); circle
high-class; high-grade; high-quality; high-ranking; high-level; senior