how (beautiful, etc.); what a ...; nothing worth mentioning; nothing special; of what name
whitewashing; glossing over; lip service; deftly finishing up; putting on the final touches
beyond expectation; contrary to expectations; unexpectedly
it cannot be helped; there's nothing for it; it's no use fighting back; it's hopeless; there is no way out of it
society; public; community; social studies
to defend oneself; to protect oneself
weight; weight (e.g. of someone's words); burden; importance; significance
by means of; due to; because of; according to
odour; odor; scent; aura; whiff; smacks of ...
to drift; to float; to waft (e.g. a scent); to hang in the air; to be in the air (e.g. a feeling or mood); to wander; to walk around aimlessly
to put on clothes; to wear clothes; to be the personification of
thanks to ...; owing to ...; because of ...
to get slightly dirty (all over)
clearly; plainly; distinctly; to be clear; to be definite; to be certain
to be prominent; to be conspicuous
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
cannot be helped; unavoidable; pointless; useless; hopeless (person); annoying
to say something additional; to add (to what was said before)
blueness; greenness; tinge of blue; (vegetable) garnish
to wear (sword, decoration, etc.); to carry; to be entrusted (e.g. with a mission); to take on; to have a trace of; to be tinged with
to stroke; to caress; to brush gently; to comb (hair); to smooth down
adult (esp. person 20 years old or over); grownup; becoming an adult; coming of age; growing up (to be a man, woman)
at the same time as; while; as well as (multiple roles)
displeasure; discomfort; unpleasantness; indisposition; ailment
character (esp. kanji); letter; handwriting; penmanship; the ... word (e.g. "the L word" = "love")
speech; expression; wording; language
cruel; heartless; violent; intense; very bad; terrible
growth; breeding; growing up (in, as); upbringing
natural; right; proper; naturally; as a matter of course; rightly
unsightly; ugly; unseemly; indecent; deplorable; disgraceful
behavior; behaviour; conduct; entertainment; treat; feast
correction (of fault, defect, flaw, etc.); remedy; rectification; redress; reform
unwillingly; grudgingly; shaking head in refusal (like a child); no!; no no!
to wave; to shake; to sprinkle; to throw (dice); to cast (actor); to allocate (work); to turn down (somebody)
shyness; fear of strangers; stranger anxiety
embarrassing; embarrassed; ashamed; disgraceful; shameful
speaking of ...; when it comes to ...; as for ...; if one were to say ...
opposition; resistance; insubordination; defiance; hostility; rebellion
to consider as; to regard (as equivalent); to deem (as); to equate
astonished; shocked; amazed; astounded; aghast
brow; glabella; middle forehead; area between the eyebrows
distinctly (standing out); clearly; in sharp relief; boldly
to mince; to cut fine; to carve; to engrave; to tick away (time); to beat out (e.g. rhythm); to etch (into one's mind)
attitude; manner; behaviour; attitude (towards an issue, etc.); position; stance