meeting up; gathering; assembly; set
to put on clothes; to wear clothes; to be the personification of
with a rustling sound; rippling (of a stream, etc.); murmuring; slurping down (ochazuke); quickly and easily (e.g. write a letter); with ease
(another's) daughter; young lady (of pampered upbringing); woman who has never known hardship; naive woman
(good or bad) feel when wearing something
steward; butler; court official; deacon (Anglican, Lutheran, etc.)
(way of) life; lifestyle; living; life circumstances; livelihood; day-to-day life
the opposite sex; isomerism
to approach; to draw near
to keep one's mouth shut; to refuse to talk
to win; to achieve; to gain; to obtain; to secure
one-eyed; first (in a series); initial
to come (home) to one; to click; to ring a bell; to appeal to one; to speak to one; to impress one
to leave the nest; to go out into the world; to become independent (of one's parents); to graduate (and become a member of society)
future; possible; potential; prospective
job; work; duties; trade; skill
pretending to respect (someone) while in fact staying distant; keeping at arm's length; avoiding (something unpleasant); shying away from; giving (the batter) an "intentional walk"
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)
to prepare; to provide; to set up; to establish; to organize
vacantly; blankly; openmouthed; with one's mouth wide-open; with a whack; with a thump
beautiful boy; pretty boy; handsome boy
compulsion; coercion; forcing (to do); enforcement
to manage; to settle; to dispose of; to deal with; to arrange
breaking through; breakthrough; surmounting (a difficulty); overcoming; exceeding; passing
idea; conception; way of thinking; approach; expression
waiting room; anteroom; antechamber; green room
(just) out of curiosity; (just) in order to satisfy one's curiosity; aimed chiefly at amusing; sensational (e.g. magazine)
here and there; in twos and threes; sporadically; now and then; from time to time; occasionally
transition; changeover; switchover; transfer (of powers, weight, etc.); shift (e.g. of centre of gravity)
to go away; to become more distant; to fade away; to be estranged
foothold; footing; toehold; stepping stone
splendid; magnificent; utter (esp. defeat); total; (arch.) something worth seeing; (arch.) sight
to spoil someone's start; to kill someone's enthusiasm; to take the wind out of someone's sails
to straighten up one's back (e.g. stand up straight, sit up straight); to hold one's head high