fleeting; transient; short-lived; empty (dream, etc.); mere (hope); faint (possibility)
supple; flexible; elastic; graceful; elegant; refined
in person; personally; (do) oneself
anything and everything; just about everything
to pierce; to penetrate; to sting (wound or sensitive area, etc.); to smart; to be infected (with vice); to be steeped (with prejudice)
dear (old); fondly-remembered; beloved; missed; nostalgic
once; before; formerly; never yet; never before; first time
just (now); quite (near); unintentionally; subconsciously
well-matched (esp. of a couple); becoming; suitable
grown-up (manner, etc.); mature; adult
to come; to go; to be (somewhere); to be (doing)
to put on clothes; to wear clothes; to be the personification of
to calm down; to compose oneself; to calm down; to settle down; to settle down (in a location, job, etc.); to settle in; to be settled
surplus; margin; leeway; composure; placidity; complacency
to behave like a spoiled child; to fawn on; to take advantage of; to presume upon (e.g. another's benevolence); to depend on
now that you mention it; come to think of it; that reminds me; on that subject; speaking of which
to see; to look; to watch; to try to
lovely; wonderful; nice; great; fantastic; superb
box; case; car (of a train, etc.); shamisen case; shamisen; public building; community building
to furnish; to install; to get someone's agreement; to patronize; to buy usually from the same store
centre; center; middle; capital; seat of government
minute; fine; delicate; accurate; precise; elaborate
to enclose; to surround; to shelter (e.g. a criminal); to shield; to keep (e.g. a mistress); to store (vegetables, fruit, etc.)
to fit into (a box, frame, category, etc.); to be contained within; to settle down (into); to be installed (in one's rightful place); to settle into (one's position); to take up (a post)
charge; custody; safekeeping; deposit; storage
I would be most grateful if you could ...; I would humbly ask that you ...; please ...
hoarding; storing away (without using)
one's property; personal effects; one's belongings
rule; established routine; standard operating procedure; SOP
so; like this; in this way
handmade; homegrown; hand-crafted; homemade
many; much; plenty; hardly
framed picture; framing (a picture); putting in a frame
place; spot; address; district; area; one's house; point
to find out; to discover; to select; to pick out; to look out (from the inside); to be wide-eyed (in surprise, anger, etc.)
isolation; segregation; separation; quarantine
pent-up resentment; grudges and hard feelings
to soften; to calm down; to be eased; to be mitigated; to subside; to abate
step; stair; grade; rank; counter for breaks in written language (or speech, etc.); dan