absolute basics; very rudiments
happy event; cause for celebration; congratulations
heavy; weighty; heavy (feeling, atmosphere, etc.); serious; gloomy
number (on its own, without considering its proportion to the whole); overall number
to arouse someone's interest; to whet (appetite); to be appealing; to be intriguing; to be fascinating
that is to say; so that means
as much as possible; unbeatably; unsurpassably
useless member of society; hopeless case; failure
to be effective; to be fruitful; to be worthwhile; to be worth; to be rewarded; to pay off
exploitation; overuse; abuse
to be still half asleep; to be half awake; to be not yet quite awake
chilly; unpleasantly cold
strange; odd; peculiar; queer; curious
to grow taller (of people)
to act up (machine); to go out of tune (instrument); to not work right; to be knocked off stride; to lose one's bearings; to lose one's presence of mind
sum; harmony; peace; Japan; Japanese-style
malicious; spiteful; vicious; shady and damp
fellow women; between women; among women; woman-to-woman
bathroom antechamber; dressing room; sink area; changing room (at a bathhouse, swimming pool, etc.)
to be careful; to be discreet; to do in moderation; to refrain (from overdoing); to be purified; to be chaste
one's financial situation; one's finances; state of one's purse
principal occupation; core business
recent state; present state; present condition; current status; current circumstances
(moment of) departure; (upon) leaving; retirement
to neglect; to be negligent in; to be neglectful of; to improve (of an illness); to get better
to set off an explosive; to start a fire under someone; to motivate someone with rough words
stirring; rousing oneself
outward; superficial; external; apparent
charm; attractiveness; courtesy; ingratiating behaviour; entertainment; amusement
to perform some process; to apply some treatment; to revise; to correct
attachment (esp. to things); love; affection; fondness
simple; easy; simplistic; inexpensive; cheap
right side; right-hand side
to look toward; to have one's eyes drawn towards something
to flip-flop; to do an about-face; (lit.) to flip over one's hand; to do something easy
very; considerably; by no means; not readily; middle; half-way point
to be able to reach; to be within one's reach; to be able to afford; to be near (a certain age)
naming; christening; fiance; fiancee
installation; mounting; furnishing; run (on a bank); bank run
to refer to; to consult; to use as a reference