waiting on a table; serving (at dinner); waiter; waitress; office boy; office girl
to open wide (doors, windows, etc.); to fling open
slightly; lightly; thinly; faintly; dimly
light; well-lit; bright (of a colour); brightly-coloured; cheerful; bright; encouraging (for the future of a project, etc.)
crowding together; clustering together; close formation; swarm
multi-floor building; multi-storey building; bill
valley; ravine; cleavage (breasts); slum
to insert; to put in; to have a griping pain; to flow in; to shine in
to gape; to open one's mouth wide
to wake up; to sober up; to come to one's senses; to become enlightened
to ascertain; to check; to make sure
morning; breakfast; (arch.) next morning
all; completely; totally; entirely; thoroughly
deep sleep; sound sleep; profound sleep
good feeling; feeling good
to get up; to rise; to wake up; to be awake; to occur (usu. of unfavourable incidents); to happen
to be able (to); to be possible (to)
smooth (skin, etc.); sleek; velvety; silky
to stroke; to caress; to brush gently; to comb (hair); to smooth down
futon; Japanese bedding consisting of a mattress and a duvet; round cushion used for Zen meditation (traditionally made of woven bulrush leaves)
wonderful; splendid; magnificent
more or less; though not quite satisfactorily; tentatively; for the time being; just in case; once
common people; ordinary people; masses
thick; deep; kind; cordial; abundant
light (i.e. not heavy); feeling light (i.e. offering little resistance, moving easily); light (i.e. of foot); effortless; non-serious; minor; slight
surely; undoubtedly; sternly; severely; having no slack; rigid
princess; daughter of a nobleman
after all; because; but; even; too; as well
flabby; limp; soft and pliable
key (to understanding); point (e.g. of an argument)
feel (i.e. tactile sensation); touch; feeling; sensation; texture (e.g. food, cloth)
to support; to prop; to sustain; to hold at bay; to stem; to check
to float in the air; to be unfinished; to be unsettled; to be undecided
to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
why?; what for?; how?; by what means?
to take home; to carry home; to bring back home; to take out (e.g. food)
possible; potential; practicable; feasible
pocket money; spending money; pin money; allowance
to save up; to stockpile; to stash away; to hoard; to amass; to salt away
to buy; to purchase; to value; to have a high opinion; to stir; to provoke