young (usu. of a woman); blooming; in the prime of youth; with a charm appropriate to one's age
to become an expert; to be master at
proprietress (of a traditional Japanese inn or restaurant); landlady; hostess; mistress
hair style; coiffure; hairdo
(one's) figure; build; physique; style
overhang; poster; placard; extra third or fourth wrestler of certain rank
active duty; active service; student taking (university) entrance exams while still enrolled in school; student who passed their university entrance exams on the first try
claim; insistence; assertion; advocacy; emphasis; contention
in a lively way; vividly; freshly; animatedly; actively; energetically
(turning) round and round; in circles; wrapping around; winding around
playing to the gallery; showing off; pretence; surface preparation (for painting, etc.); scraping a surface clean
fragment; broken piece; chip; ounce (of truth, conscience, etc.); trace; shred
to be taken aback; to be astonished; to be dumbfounded
veterinarian; veterinary surgeon; vet
divining sticks; counting; calculation
to raise; to rear; to train; to teach; to promote the growth of; to nurture
appearance; (outward) looks; exterior appearance
considerably; greatly; a lot
to be careful; to pay attention; to take care
to lean (to one side); to incline; to be unbalanced (e.g. diet); to be unduly weighted towards; to be partial; to be biased
age-appropriate (esp. of clothing, hairstyles)
clean; hygienic; sanitary; pure; virtuous; immaculate
(if) by some chance; by some possibility; in the unlikely event that; (unlikely event of) emergency; the worst(-case scenario)
to call for somebody; to come for someone; to pick someone up
for (e.g. "she dances well for an eight-year old"); considering it's (something or someone)
serious look (on one's face); straight face
effort; exertion; endeavour; endeavor; hard work; striving
quite indifferent; looking blank; looking as though one has nothing at all to do with what is going on
pushy; pushing; self-assertive
to bring back; to restore
ring finger; third finger; fourth finger (in piano-playing); fourth toe
as you see; as you can see
to decide to; to pretend that; to make a practice of doing; to make it a rule to
weight; weight (e.g. of someone's words); burden; importance; significance
to be pleased with; to suit
to get in; to go in; to come in; to flow into; to set; to set in
eyeball; special feature; centerpiece; special program; loss leader; sunny-side up fried egg
to pay attention to another's needs; to attend to; to fuss about; to take into consideration
follow; following (on social media, esp. Twitter); follow-up; following up; backing-up; covering for; follow-up shot
feelings; emotion; compassion; sympathy; passion; affection