to be refined; to be polished; to be stylish; to be sophisticated
light; well-lit; bright (of a colour); brightly-coloured; cheerful; bright; encouraging (for the future of a project, etc.)
to the last; persistency; thoroughness
a little; some; somewhat; amount; quantity; number
image (in one's mind); impression; (computer) image; depiction (e.g. of a product); rendition
by any standard; (not) even as flattery
rather; better; instead; if anything
reverse; opposite; converse (of a hypothesis, etc.); inverse (function)
arraying a number of reference books in order to compose poetry; literary composition crammed with maxims, ancient episodes, legends, etc.; otters lining a catch of fish on a river bank; (people) making offerings (esp. of fish)
black; dark; blackish; suspicious; criminal; darkened and dirty; sooty
tightly; closely; exactly; precisely; suddenly (stopping); perfectly (suited)
disagreeable; detestable; unpleasant; reluctant
as much as one can; as much as possible; if at all possible
moderate; reserved; conservative; humble; mild-mannered; self-effacing
the vertical; height; front-to-back; length; north-to-south; vertical (relationship)
to turn back (e.g. half-way); to return; to go back; to recover (e.g. something lost); to be returned; to rebound
at that time; in those days; at that moment; then
that being the case; in that case; if that's how it's going to go
after all is said and done; no matter what people say; in the end; definitely; undeniably
willingness (e.g. to do something); eagerness; motivation; inspiration; determination; high aspirations
forcing; compulsion; coercion; pushing (to do)
right on the heels of yesterday, then today ...; soon after something, and yet now ...
action; conduct; behaviour; behavior; mobilization; mobilisation
independent; autonomous; voluntary; of one's own initiative
to turn over (face down); to lay face down; to point downwards (eyes, head, etc.); to cast down (eyes); to lie (one's body) face down; to lie flat (on the ground)
possibly; apparently; (seem) likely; somehow or other; with difficulty; barely
from now; from the present moment; from this time forward; henceforth
well; properly; best regards; please remember me; just like ...; as though one were ...
to want; to wish for; to request; to demand; to seek; to search for
handshake; reconciliation; joining hands; cooperation
weak; frail; delicate; tender; unskilled; weak (wine)
in proportion to; according to; depending on
that kind of; that way; that move; that trick; that game
to memorize; to memorise; to learn; to pick up; to feel; to think
strategy meeting; council of war
expression; look; countenance; face
matcha; powdered green tea
self-service drink area in a restaurant (incl. soft drinks, coffee, tea, etc.)
movement; transfer; migration; mobile; moving; traveling
... being the case; (precisely) because ...; as might be expected from ...
store interior; inside of a shop