one's youth; one's youthful days (years); the flower of one's youth; the springtime of one's life
French; French food; French cuisine
to melt; to thaw; to fuse; to dissolve
gathering spot; haunt; rendezvous; meeting place; hang-out
although I say; although one might say; although called
once; for a short time; briefly; (arch.) one morning
bathing (swimming) in cold water
elegance; taste; refinement
bye-bye; good-bye; see you; saying goodbye; parting
to wedge one's way in; to push in (between); to step in (between); to interrupt (a conversation, quarrel, etc.); to intervene
child-rearing expenses; child-support payments (following divorce)
crossing; intersection; (genetic) crossing over
unbelievable; incredible; implausible
to shut oneself in (e.g. one's room); to be confined in; to be filled with (emotion, enthusiasm, etc.); to fill the room (of a gas, smell, etc.); to be heavy with (e.g. smoke); to be muffled (e.g. voice); to hold (a castle, fortress, etc.)
thank you for the meal; that was a delicious meal; what a wonderful meal
across; over; beyond; throughout (a period of time); for
katakana; angular Japanese syllabary used primarily for loanwords
to cuddle; to comfort; to rock; to soothe; to dandle; to humor
not one to talk; who are you to say; look who's talking
to become distant; to recede
to yield oneself (to something); to devote oneself (to something); to surrender oneself (to something)
arrow collector (at an archery range); collecting arrows
post-exam vacation; time off from school after end-of-term tests
acting as a group; doing something together (in a group); collective action
getting tired of; getting sick of; getting bored with; getting fed up with
to cancel; to withdraw; to retract; to take back (words, etc.); to revoke
stuffing; packing; end (esp. the foot of a bridge); lowest-ranking guest at tea ceremony; tea master; endgame (esp. in shogi or used figuratively); sweet eel sauce
to be taken aback; to be astonished; to be dumbfounded
location (e.g. of film shoot); remote (shoot at a remote location)
performance; appearance (in a stage, film, TV show, etc.)
faddist; follow-the-crowd type; poser; trend junkie; sheep
upper class; upper echelons of society; the rich and powerful; the elite
beautiful man and woman; handsome couple
laughing at an inappropriate time; not being able to hold back one's laughter; scornful laughter; snicker; snigger