beautification; cleaning up; tidiying; glorification; idealization; romanticizing
poor (at); weak (in); not very good (at); not one's cup of tea; not one's favorite
flurried; flustered; upset; nervous; embarrassed
likely to do; liable to do; (quite) capable of doing; may (well) do; might do; could do
well; properly; best regards; please remember me; just like ...; as though one were ...
dyer's knotweed (Persicaria tinctoria, used to produce indigo dye); indigo (dye); indigo (colour)
lifeline; safety rope; safety tether
north; the North; northern territories; North Korea; (arch.) north wind
to harden; to solidify; to become firm; to become certain; to gather (together); to assemble
beyond that point; after that
to make a mistake (in); to commit an error; to get wrong; to mistake (one thing for another); to confuse
bang; bam; noontime signal gun (carried out early Meiji to Taishō); noon gun; last round in a game of 12 rounds; precisely
to push someone (towards); to encourage someone
sometime; someday; one day; some time or other; the other day; in due course
to be surprised; to be taken aback; to be amazed; to be frightened; to be startled; to be alarmed
to move (house); to change residence
dream; dream; hope; unrealistic aspiration; daydream; delusion
reconciliation (with one's spouse, adopted child, etc.)
(one's) older brother; young man; sonny; lad
crisp; crunchy; precise; clipped; brisk
to show off one's manliness; to act like a (real) man
older brother; elder brother
anywhere; for all time; through thick and thin; come hell or high water; persistently; stubbornly
blue; azure; green; pale (facial color); gray; unripe
to dash against (of waves); to billow; to roll; to wave (e.g. in the wind); to heave; to pound (of a heart)
why?; what for?; how?; by what means?
to profit; to benefit (from); to benefit (someone or something); to be beneficial to; to make good use of; to take advantage of
on good terms (with); on friendly terms (with); (getting along) well; in harmony; happily; peacefully
to see through (a lie, scheme, etc.); to see into (someone's mind); to read (someone's true feelings); to penetrate
to indicate; to show; to point to
(way of) life; lifestyle; living; life circumstances; livelihood; day-to-day life
essential; important; crucial; vital; main
odious; hateful; awful; horrid; revolting
mischief; prank; mischievous; naughty; pastime; hobby
obstinate; stubborn; mulish; die-hard; bigoted