gorgeous; gaudy; dazzling; gay; resplendent
flickering; flashing on and off; glaringly (bright); painfully (bright); prickling (pain)
confirmation; verification; validation; review; check; affirmation
helpless; forlorn; hopeless; unpromising; lonely; discouraging
yellow; high-pitched (voice); shrill
(looking) blankly; vacantly; dazedly; (staring) in puzzlement; with a look of amazement
to be on the verge; to be on the brink; to get close
to throw; to hurl; to give up; to abandon; to cast (a glance, shadow, doubt, etc.)
direction; orientation; bearing; course (e.g. of action)
leading part; leading actor; leading actress
older brother; elder brother
to kick about; to kick around; to scatter (a crowd, the enemy, etc.); to rout
seeing things in a favourable light (favorable)
handsome man; looker; good guy; great guy; influential person (esp. in the yakuza); sumo wrestler
to come together; to join; to get married; to become a married couple
new leaves; young leaves; fresh verdure
to be wet; to be moist; to get dim; to become blurred; to become tear-choked
to grasp back; to squeeze back; to grab back
skillful; skilled; proficient; flattery
composition; piece of music; tune; melody; enjoyment; fun
married couple; husband and wife; man and wife; his and hers; pair of objects, one larger (for man), one smaller (for woman)
increasingly; more and more; decreasingly (when declining); less and less
any; anything; whatever; I am told; I hear; I understand
deep emotion; impression; inspiration
set; set meal; combo-meal; hairdo
to come to nothing; to be spoiled; to be spoilt
adult (esp. person 20 years old or over); grownup; becoming an adult; coming of age; growing up (to be a man, woman)
fellow women; between women; among women; woman-to-woman
apple (fruit); apple tree (Malus pumila)
carbonic acid; carbonated water; baking soda; sodium carbonate
juice; soft drink (usu. fruit-based); sweetened drink
everyone; everybody; ladies and gentlemen
to have the privilege of doing