graceful; ladylike; modest; gentle; polite; quiet
appearing in one's finest clothes; appearing in one's hour of triumph
make-up; makeup; cosmetics
curious onlookers; rubbernecks
glamorous; charming; beguiling; bewitching; beautiful; fascinatingly elegant
flower; blossom; cherry blossom; beauty; blooming (esp. of cherry blossoms); ikebana; hanafuda
to knit; to plait; to braid; to compile (anthology, dictionary, etc.); to edit
to cover (with something); to put on (e.g. on someone else's head); to plate something (with a metal); to pour or dash a liquid (on something); to charge (a person with a guilt)
handsome young man; Adonis
chic; smart; understanding; considerate; familiar with worldly pleasures (esp. sexual relations, geisha districts and red-light districts)
to concentrate; to devote; to apply; to strain; to rack
smiling; beaming; radiant; bright; cheerful
scene; view; prospect; outlook
last chapter (book, etc.)
to wake up; to awake; to awaken to (instinct, ability, perception, etc.); to become aware of; to come to one's senses
every evening; night after night
lack of sleep; insufficient sleep
to rub; to scrub; to scrape
to fish; to look for; to search for; to go on a spree (spending, reading, etc.); to binge
ferryboat; ferry; passenger boat; shared fishing boat
harbour; harbor; landing place; wharf; anchorage
(looking around) restlessly; (looking) all around; goggling
how many? (large animals)
central; main; just (done); freshly (baked); counter for consecutive losses
there is no way that ...; easy; simple
to feel really ashamed; to feel extremely embarrassed; to feel humiliated; to have egg on one's face
to smoke; to breathe in; to suck; to sip; to absorb; to soak up
professional gambler; gamester
shady; underhanded; questionable
to make a mess; to perpetrate; to do; to finish up; to be guilty of
tolerance; open-mindedness; forbearance; generosity; magnanimity
severe; strict; hard (to do); difficult; intense (e.g. cold); harsh (weather)
strict; close; precise; scrupulous
physical examination; medical checkup; frisking; pat-down; search
inspection (e.g. customs, factory); examination; scan (e.g. MRI, PET, etc.)
exceedingly; extremely; exceptionally; unexpectedly
investigation; examination; inquiry; enquiry; survey
normalcy; normality; normal
anyone; anybody; everyone; everybody; whoever
therefore; for that reason; such being the case
to scatter; to disseminate (e.g. a rumor); to spread (e.g. germs); to distribute widely (e.g. leaflets); to hand out freely; to spend recklessly
tossing (someone) into the air (in celebration)