polite; courteous; civil; careful; close; thorough
to go out and away; to leave
to continue; to last; to continue (without a break); to be unbroken; to occur again and again; to lead to; to connect to
cup (drinking vessel, measure, brassiere, prize, etc.)
extent; degree; limit; bounds; (span of) time; (a) distance; the state of
to be seen; to be in sight; to look; to seem; to come
to float; to save (on one's expenses); to scrimp; to half-rise, e.g. to one's feet
to hang up (e.g. a coat, a picture on the wall); to let hang; to put on (e.g. a blanket); to put on top of; to put on (glasses, etc.); to wear (a necklace, etc.); to make (a call)
lower back; waist; hips; body (of hair, noodle, paper, etc.); resilience; spring
to drop; to lose; to clean off (dirt, makeup, paint, etc.); to remove (e.g. stains or facial hair); to lose (a match); to reject (an applicant); to lower (e.g. shoulders or voice)
anyhow; in any case; at any rate; at best; at most
at once; immediately; right now
confectionery; sweets; candy; cake
making; producing; appearance (attire, make-up, etc.); build; physique; sashimi
to work hard at; to devote oneself to; to be diligent in
smoky; awkward; ill at ease
to drive away; to order off; to chase away; to force into an unpleasant situation (bankruptcy, prostitution, suicide, etc.)
to be absent; to take a day off; to rest; to have a break; to go to bed; to (lie down to) sleep
to return; to come home; to leave; to get home; to get to home plate
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
being in charge (of an area of responsibility); being responsible (for a work role, etc.)
life; living; I; me; student
efficiently; skillfully; adeptly; adroitly; deftly
to tidy up; to put in order; to settle (problem); to clear (dispute); to finish; to bring something to an end
dimly; faintly; absentmindedly; vacantly; idly; aimlessly
to look at; to gaze at; to look out over; to get a view of; to look on (from the sidelines); to stand by and watch
by all means; at any cost; whether (one is) willing or not; willingly or unwillingly; on no account; by no means
to think (about, of); to think over; to consider; to bear in mind; to think (that); to believe; to intend (to do)
nature; natural; spontaneous; naturally; spontaneously
January; first month of the lunar calendar
examination; exam; test; trial; experiment; test
half-moon; half a month; semicircle
near; neighbourhood; nearly (e.g. "it took nearly one year"); close to; shortly; soon
passage (of time); elapsing; progress; development; transit
something; some; somehow; for some reason; (is there) something (you want, etc.)