adjustment; tweaking; improvement; modification; tinkering; minor alteration
fashion; trend; vogue; prevalence (of a disease); epidemic
to stand (still) a while; to loiter; to stop
noble; lofty; high-minded; virtuous; upright
to cut and even up; to cut several pieces to the same size
with a rustling sound; rippling (of a stream, etc.); murmuring; slurping down (ochazuke); quickly and easily (e.g. write a letter); with ease
gem; jewel; ornament; bijou (cocktail)
to give (time, money, goods); to donate; to do; to perform; to apply (processing, makeup, etc.); to add (e.g. ornamentation, annotation)
glamorous; charming; beguiling; bewitching; beautiful; fascinatingly elegant
hair style; coiffure; hairdo
to become familiar with; to fit in; to adapt oneself; to get used to; to grow accustomed to
overhead; above one's head; high in the sky
hairpiece; hair filler; artificial hair; wig
curl; curly hair; ringlet
ruin; fall; collapse; downfall; bankruptcy
to break the ice; to broach a subject; to bring up a topic
(not) particularly; (not) especially; (not) specially; separately; apart; additionally
thinly; slightly; vaguely; a little
way of talking; speaking style
(of a lie, etc.) obvious; transparent
this way (of doing); this method; this sort (of thing); this type
to ask; to inquire; to implore (a god for an oracle); to seek direction (from your superior); to visit; to speak to (a large crowd at a theatre, etc.)
to distance oneself (from); to keep (something or someone) at a distance; to maintain a distance (from)
opposite side; bottom; rear; back; lining; inside; in the shadows
marriage partner; spouse; wife-to-be; husband-to-be; future spouse
very; extremely; extreme; excessive; splendid; impressive
slapping; splashing; splatting; banging shut; flat (refusal, denial, etc.)
sense of distance (physical or emotional); feeling of distance
near oneself; close to one; familiar
to be perturbed; to be agitated
eldest daughter; first-born daughter
to hunt out; to flush out; to round up; to impress; to recruit
to exchange glances; to look at each other; to postpone; to put off; to contrast; to compare
coincident with; while; simultaneously
where ... is concerned; when it becomes; if it becomes
to borrow; to have a loan; to rent; to hire
real nuisance; becoming inconvenienced by someone else's problems (through no fault of one's own)
assimilation; absorption; adaptation; assimilation; anabolism; assimilation (phonology)
to guess; to sense; to presume; to sympathize with; to sympathise with
after this; henceforth; henceforward; from now on