speck; dot; point; only a little; particle; only one
simple; plain; uncomplicated; straightforward; simple-minded; naive
easy; likely to ...; have a tendency to ...; easy to ...
eh?; what?; yes; that's correct; (arch.) strengthens a question, assertion, etc.; (arch.) hey
to incline one's head to the side (in doubt); to tilt one's head to the side (in confusion); to be puzzled
unaware; unmindful; unconscious; blind; apathetic
calming down; quieting down
basis; foundation; grounds; authority
thin; pale; light; watery; thin; weak (taste, etc.); little (affection, etc.) not much (of a presence)
custom; practice; said; aforementioned; instance; example
missing (of a person); lost; unaccounted for; whereabouts unknown
joint; knuckle; tune; melody; knot (in wood); node in a bamboo stem
to drain; to pour; to wash away; to distribute (e.g. electricity over wires, music over a PA system, etc.); to circulate; to cruise (e.g. taxi); to float
whitewashing; glossing over; lip service; deftly finishing up; putting on the final touches
by the way; incidentally; even if; no matter (who, what, when, where, why, how)
appearance; (outward) looks; exterior appearance
regarding as important; attaching importance to; taking a serious view of; putting emphasis on
society; public; community; social studies
same; identical; equal; anyway; anyhow; in either case
dress; attire; clothing; getup; outfit; personal appearance
pretty; lovely; clean; clear; completely; entirely
beautiful woman; (a) beauty
grave; solemn; stern; authoritative; hard (e.g. fact)
position in a game of go or shogi; state of the game; aspect of an affair; situation
advantageous; favourable; better; profitable; lucrative; gainful
to work; to labor; to function; to operate; to commit (e.g. a crime); to perpetrate
to apply (a rule); to be applicable; to come under (a category); to fulfill; to hold true
relatively; comparatively
to make a mistake; to be incorrect; to be mistaken
molding; moulding; shaping; modelling (i.e. plastic arts); modeling
difficult; hard; impossible; unfeasible; fussy; particular; gloomy
minimum; at the very least
to put in order; to arrange; to get ready; to prepare; to work out (e.g. business deal); to arrange (e.g. marriage)
should; must; -able; probably; likely
good impression; favorable impression
to give (esp. to someone of lower status); to bestow; to provide; to afford; to assign; to cause
important; momentous; essential; principal; major
devotion; dedication; self-sacrifice
you could say; you might say; verging on the