cornerstone; main point; requirement; need; necessary; required
to defy accepted norms; to go off the rails; to be eccentric
to straighten oneself; to straighten one's clothes and one's posture; to adopt a more serious attitude
to subsist; to keep on living
change; variation; variety; diversity; inflection; declension
to show appreciation for (efforts, esp. by someone of equal or lower status); to thank for; to reward for
late winter; twelfth month of the lunar calendar
to give shelter to; to lodge; to put up; to accommodate
turning around (once); suddenly; abruptly; completely (wrapped in something); quickly (unwrapping something); beautiful, round (eyes)
to come near; to let someone approach; to bring near; to bring together; to deliver (opinion, news, etc.); to send (e.g. a letter); to let someone drop by
to learn; to acquire knowledge; to carry; to wear (clothes, etc.); to put on
kimono; Japanese traditional clothing (esp. full-length); clothing; clothes
proprietress (of a traditional Japanese inn or restaurant); landlady; hostess; mistress
to set aside; to keep in reserve; to hold on to
with a friendly grin; smilingly
to enter into a person's feelings; to guess what somebody feels (using one's intuition)
purpose; utility; objective; way to use something
to sigh; to breathe a sigh
wicked tongue; abusive language
to detest; to abhor; to loathe
blunt; to the point; direct; outspoken; frank
quite indifferent; looking blank; looking as though one has nothing at all to do with what is going on
truth; reality; truly; really; absolute truth
to be absent; to take a day off; to rest; to have a break; to go to bed; to (lie down to) sleep
principle; aim; purport; gist; instructions; orders
coincidence; agreement; conformity; consistency; cooperation
jersey (fabric); jersey; (sports) uniform; Jersey (cattle)
to be sufficient; to be enough; to be worth doing; to be worthy of; to do (the job); to serve
advantage; point in favor; point in favour
somewhat; to some extent; to some degree; some; part; portion
someone else's hands; someone else's possession; hand (worker); aide; labor; labour
likability; favorability; popularity
increasing; uploading; posting (e.g. content); close-up; finishing shooting (of a film, etc.); upswept hairstyle; being up (i.e. leading in sports)
work; labor; achievement; performance; salary; income
in all sincerity; with one's whole heart; whole-hearted devotion
to strive; to endeavour; to endeavor; to make an effort; to be zealous
tool; implement; instrument; equipment
corridor; gallery; hallway; cloister (i.e. covered walk typically circling a building or garden, esp. in a palace or place of worship)
to require much effort; to be hard to do; to be bone-breakingly hard
troublesome; bothersome; tiresome; annoying
width; breadth; freedom (e.g. of thought); latitude; gap; difference (e.g. in price)
encompassing; covering (exhaustively); including (all of); comprising; comprehending