moral support; emotional support; spiritual support
special someone; special person; precious one; significant other
Sui dynasty (China, 581-618)
straightforwardly; readily; without hesitation
to badger; to pester; to beg
excess or deficiency; too much or too little
natural features; topography; climate; spiritual features
travel writing; travel piece; traveller's journal; traveler's journal
unexpected; unforeseen; accidental
robust; brawny; muscular; strong; sturdy
wildly enthusiastic; crazy (about something)
supporter (e.g. of the arts); adherent; proponent
king; monarch; ruler; champion
character (esp. kanji); letter; handwriting; penmanship; the ... word (e.g. "the L word" = "love")
untraceable; long lost; one's whereabouts being unknown
euphemistic; circumlocutory; roundabout; indirect
biological older sister; real elder sister
as a matter of fact; to tell the truth
preconception; preconceived notion; prejudice
structure; construction; makeup; framework; organization; pattern
to go out; to go around; to walk about; to roam
to accustom; to train (e.g. one's ear); to tame; to domesticate; to train (an animal)
firm; determined; resolute; conclusive
to lead; to take the initiative; to take precedence (e.g. sadness taking precedence over anger); to be most essential
(much) more than others; exceedingly; extremely; unusually
this and that; this or that; one thing or another; this way and that
beauty; good figure; (beautiful) appearance; beautification; beauty treatment; beauty culture
gymnastics; physical exercises; artistic gymnastics; gymnastics competition; physical education (class); PE
food; food products; foodstuffs
to use as a pretext; to use as an excuse
unhurriedly; leisurely; slowly; relaxedly; taking one's time
don't worry about it; forget about it
there is no way that ...; easy; simple
to perform in tune with each other; to get along well; to be in perfect harmony; to make a perfect pair (team, etc.)
spreading one's legs wide apart; straddle; long stride; big steps; thigh-scooping body drop
scariest; most frightening