successively; one after another
to bloom; to blossom; to become lively (esp. of conversation); to become animated; to experience a golden age
repeated at intervals; every other (day, week, month, ...)
thanks to ...; owing to ...; because of ...
stretch; tension; resilience; springiness; will-power; pluck
soft; tender; limp; subdued (colour or light) (color); gentle; meek
suggestion; proposition; proposal; submission (of a bill); motion; proposal
to raise one's voice; to shout; to yell; to speak up (e.g. in protest); to speak one's mind
beauty; good figure; (beautiful) appearance; beautification; beauty treatment; beauty culture
staring (e.g. eyes); goggling; glaring
to wear one's hair up; to arrange one's hair
schedule; program; programme; agenda
courtesy call; going around to say hello (or goodbye) to everybody; making the rounds
leather; leather-bound; leathern
variation in color (colour); having a different color
black; black go stone; guilt; guilty person
shade; tone; tinge; hue; colour; color
private property; personal belongings; personal effects
treasure; treasured item; prized possession
one-by-one; separately; in detail
playing; play (margin between on and off, gap before pressing button or lever has an effect)
senior; elder; person older than oneself
daily employment; hiring by the day; day laborer; day labourer
meeting up; gathering; assembly; set
simplicity; convenience; easiness; quasi-
apron; apron (airport); apron (stage)
to bring down (an animal, opponent, etc.); to kill; to shoot dead; to shoot down
clever; shrewd; canny; smart; quick; prompt
vacantly; blankly; openmouthed; with one's mouth wide-open; with a whack; with a thump
low-ranking soldier; graduation; moving on (from); outgrowing (something); low-ranking samurai (1870-1872); death (of a noble, etc.)
house of parliament (congress, diet, etc.); graduate school; postgraduate school; institution (often medical); institutional building; sub-temple; minor temple building
to take advantage (e.g. of a weak situation); to size up (e.g. customer when setting a high price)