diligent; hardworking; healthy; fit; (arch.) faithful; (arch.) devoted
cleaning; dry cleaning; laundry service
harsh (taste, feeling, etc.); acrid; sharp (language, question, etc.); biting; nasty; gross
to use tact; to exercise discretion; to be tactful; to be thoughtful; to have the sense (to do); to take a hint
How do you do?; I am glad to meet you
story; tale; talk; discussion
programme; program; plans; arrangements
15th day of the 1st, 7th and 10th lunar months; heaven, earth and man; January 1; New Year's Day; ternary
to bend backwards; to bend oneself back; to be taken aback
to keep; to put aside (for somebody); to keep possession (usu. the ball in sports); quipu; quippu
to turn away (one's eyes, face, etc.); to avert; to displease; to annoy; to miss (the target, ball, etc.)
victory; triumph; conquest; success; win
outsider; someone outside of a group
quick on the uptake; quick to catch on; perceptive; intuitive
influencing (a person) for good
route for a date; course of activities for dating couples
besides; in addition; also; moreover
Why?; Why not?; What for?; What's wrong?
former girlfriend; ex-girlfriend
former boyfriend; ex-boyfriend
vivid (memory, description, etc.); fresh; graphic; fresh (blood, scar, etc.); still new; recent
field of flowers; flower garden; flower bed; field of alpine flowers
wasteful person; spendthrift
scaffold; scaffolding; foothold; footing; foothold (e.g. in business); foundation
to harden; to freeze; to put together; to collect; to make secure; to stabilize; to fortify
to rub; to pat; to stroke; to massage
cold; chilly; cold (attitude, stare, etc.); frigid; composed; cool
bulky; massive; thick; heavy
in turns; in series; in number order; by rotation
making; producing; appearance (attire, make-up, etc.); build; physique; sashimi
nursery school; day nursery; preschool
to force; to compel; to coerce; to press; to impose
now that you say that; now that you mention it
common knowledge; being well-known; making (something) well-known
established fact; fait accompli