sweet (e.g. young girls, flowers blooming); touchingly lovely; cute; pitiful; pitiable
to float; to become merry; to be cheerful; to become loose; to become unsteady; to feel out of it; to be cut off (e.g. from those around you)
to object; to protest; to speak; to say; (arch.) hello!; (arch.) is anyone home?
dejectedly; sorrowfully; crestfallen
Western-style clothes (cf. traditional Japanese clothes)
mumbling; chewing one's words; chewing (food); squirming; wriggling
(one's) inner voice; voice of one's heart; what one really thinks
approximate age; apparent age; marriageable age (esp. of a woman); age of maturity; age (when ...); for years (past)
next (e.g. "next April"); forthcoming; coming; to come; to arrive; to be due to
very likely; very probable
muscle; tendon; vein; artery; fiber; fibre; line
to pitch in and help; to give someone a hand
smallish; on the small side; somewhat small; short swing of a bat, racquet, etc.
reward; honorarium; remuneration
shoe; shoes; boots; footwear; footgear
to put on (lower-body clothing, e.g. pants, skirt, footwear); to wear; to affix (a sword to one's hip); (arch.) to affix (a bowstring to a bow)
going out; one's best clothes; formal (e.g. language); best (behaviour, manners, etc.)
formal; stiff; strict; ceremonious
to refer to; to consult; to use as a reference
zealous; enthusiastic; ardent; fervent; keen; eager
to board (a train, plane, etc.); to get into (a car); to get on (a bus); to march into; to enter; to arrive (at, in)
to dress (oneself in); to attire oneself in; to adorn; to pretend; to feign; to affect
tender; warm; meticulous; detailed; deep (of a colour); thick (e.g. fog)
pattern; figure; state; condition; conjecture of the current situation; the way it seems; model
jacket; book jacket; dust cover; CD jacket; record jacket
to shine; to glow; to look attractive; to look nice; to be set off (by)
to suit; to match; to become; to be like
confused; flustered; at a loss
how; in what way; how (much); to what extent; however (much); no matter how
to talk the night away; to talk all night
(one's) figure; build; physique; style
century; hundred years; (fig.) a long time
to be temperate in; to refrain; to make notes; to jot down (e.g. phone number); to be in preparation for; to be in waiting for
tough (world); hard (times); cold; stingy; miserly; mercenary
for example; for instance; e.g.
at every opportunity; for each and every thing that crops up; with every little thing; whenever possible; whenever the chance arises; at every turn
easygoing; optimistic; conceited