guidance; direction; leading; guidance of juveniles to prevent delinquency; taking into custody (esp. of minors) for their protection
balcony; veranda; verandah; porch
admiration; appreciation; enjoyment; viewing (for pleasure)
obstacle; hindrance; impediment; difficulty
when it comes to ...; where ... is concerned; if it's the case that ...; if it turns out that ...; if it's true that ...
daily routine; daily work; daily lesson
programme; program; plans; arrangements
to cross (legs or arms); to link (arms); to put together; to construct; to braid; to plait; to grapple
to be mixed; to be blended with; to be combined; to associate with; to mingle with; to interest
seductive; carnal; troubling; difficult; anxious; uneasy
seeming; giving the appearance of; giving one the feeling of
great rival; powerful enemy; archenemy
to fix; to settle; to standardize; constant; definite; uniform
beauty; good figure; (beautiful) appearance; beautification; beauty treatment; beauty culture
posture; pose; position; attitude; approach; stance
(much) more than others; exceedingly; extremely; unusually
restoration to life; coming to life again; reformation; rehabilitation; recycling; reclamation; playback
desirable; hoped for; preferable; advisable
that's true; of course; obviously
city; Tokyo Metropolitan Assembly
rural area; countryside; the sticks; hometown
car; automobile; vehicle; wheel; castor; caster
exhaust gas; exhaust fumes
above anything else; above all; more than anything; best; greatest; excellent
star (usu. excluding the Sun); planet (usu. excluding Earth); star (glyph, symbol, shape); asterisk; star (actor, player, etc.); dot; spot
darkness of the night; black of night; dead of night
to shine; to glitter; to be bright
activity; action; occupation; business; sexual intercourse; sex
proof; evidence; sign; witnessing; testifying; testimony
brightness; brilliance; brilliancy; radiance; glitter
stars; the stars and planets; celestial bodies
life; life force; lifetime; lifespan; most important thing; foundation
to burn; to burn with (emotion, feeling); to be fired up
to interrupt; to obstruct (a view, someone's way, etc.); to block (light, wind, etc.); to intercept; to cut off
loss (of weight or volume, e.g. in transit); ullage; outage; decrease (in value); reduction
childish; childlike; immature; infantile; puerile
pitch-dark; pitch-black; completely dark; very bleak (future); utterly hopeless
to choose one's words (with care); to be careful with one's words
noisily (from many people talking); in a commotion; with a rustling sound (of leaves, branches, etc.); with a rippling sound (of the surface of a lake, etc.); feeling a chill; with a chill (up one's spine)
to hang one's head; to look down; to cast one's eyes downward
weak ending; tapering; anticlimax; tame ending
stout-hearted; firm; courageous; brave; tough
style; way; shape; dress; attire; clothing
time; years; days; the Moon and the Sun