supple; flexible; elastic; graceful; elegant; refined
to stretch; to extend; to straighten out; to be flattened; to spread (of paint, cream, etc.); to stretch out (e.g. of a hand); to extend
hands and feet; limbs; person at one's beck and call; person at hand; reliable worker
swordsman; swordswoman; fencer
bodily build; degree of fleshiness
to descend (e.g. a mountain); to go down; to alight (e.g. from bus); to get off; to step down; to retire; to be granted
frank; candid; straightforward; openhearted; direct; outspoken
feminine; womanly; female
dainty; delicate (e.g. fingers); fine; sensitive; delicate (feelings, sense, etc.); subtle
-ness; indicates assertion; come (on); come now; er; um; indicates scrutiny, critique or mistrust
one (esp. of two); the other; on the one hand; on the other hand; whereas; although
boorish; unrefined; rustic; uncouth; clumsy; brusque
to receive; to get; to catch (e.g. a ball); to be struck by (wind, waves, sunlight, etc.); to sustain (damage); to incur (a loss); to undergo (e.g. surgery)
symmetry; balance; proportion; uniformity
to come off (of a button, handle, lid, etc.); to go away (of a fever, pain, swelling, etc.); to disappear; to be harvested; to be picked; to be interpreted (as); to be taken (as)
(one's) figure; build; physique; style
to have (something) innate; to be born with
iron (Fe); steel; iron (will, discipline, lady, etc.); railway; railway enthusiast
effort; exertion; endeavour; endeavor; hard work; striving
polish; burnishing; improvement; becoming more skilled
to raise; to elevate; to move something (to a higher place); to put onto (e.g. a shelf); to increase (price, quality, status, etc.); to raise (a wage); to show someone (into a room)
surely; undoubtedly; sternly; severely; having no slack; rigid
such; like that; that sort of
person; character; one's character; one's personality; able person; talented person
clear; obvious; evident; bright; light
good family; respectable family; decent family
coming out; going out; attending (work); appearing (on stage); start; beginning; origins
to wear (from the shoulders down); to put on; to take (the blame, responsibility); to bear
clothes (esp. Western clothes); clothing; dress; counter for doses of medicine, gulps of tea, puffs of a cigarette, etc.
to understand; to comprehend; to become clear; to be known; I know!; I think so too!
breastplate; chest protector; bib
such ... as; or some such
guard; protector; defensive armament; personal armor (armour)
everything; all; the whole; entirely; completely; wholly
white; innocence; innocent person; blank space; white stone; white dragon tile; skewered grilled pig intestine
to shine; to sparkle; to twinkle; to light up (with happiness, hope, etc.); to beam; to gleam
to be (in contrast to something that is not the case)
certain; sure; no doubt; reliable; dependable
(medieval) knight; samurai on horseback
upper level; upper grade; high rank; advanced level; senior level; upper class
why?; what for?; how?; by what means?
this sort of; this kind of; like this; such