anyone; anybody; everyone; everybody; whoever
to make; to produce; to prepare (food); to brew (alcohol); to raise; to grow; to till
fiction; fabrication; concoction; fictitious; fictional; imaginary
principle; theory; fundamental truth
to consist of; to be made up of; to be concluded (e.g. of an agreement); to hold true (e.g. of a theory); to be viable (of a business, lifestyle, etc.); to carry on
implementation (e.g. of a system); materialization; materialisation; realization; realisation; actualization
to think about; to send one's heart out to; to give more than a passing thought to; to think of something far away; to think nostalgically upon (esp. one's hometown)
story; tale; narrative; account; fable; legend
restricted; confined; unfree
apt to (do); liable to; predominantly; mostly; ... reaps the rewards; ... takes the prize
properly; accurately; exactly; neatly; tidily; orderly
box; case; car (of a train, etc.); shamisen case; shamisen; public building; community building
garden; yard; courtyard; field (of action); area
to live (of humans); to reside; to inhabit; to dwell; to abide
dweller; inhabitant; resident; user (of a website)
to change completely; to change suddenly
lightly (floating, drifting, etc.); buoyantly; soft; fluffy; unsteadily; flightily
up and down; lightly; nimbly; casually; (strolling about) without a care
shortcake (layered cream and fruit cake; in Japan, made with sponge cake)
to steal; to rob; to deceive; to trick; to graze (in passing); to skim; to appear and quickly disappear (a thought, a smile, etc.)
rose-colour; rose-color; bright (e.g. life, future, prospects); cheerful; rosy
to leave behind; to put off; to postpone
form; shape; figure; visage
to request; to beg; to call; to order; to entrust to; to rely on
good; OK; all right; fine; very well; will do
to scratch; to perspire; to shovel; to paddle
to tease; to banter; to make fun of (someone)
meaning; point (e.g. of a statement); gist; effect
to expand; to swell (out); to get big; to become inflated
thanks; gratitude; manners; etiquette; bow; reward
mistaking one person for another; (case of) mistaken identity
with a whiff; with a puff; suddenly; abruptly; without warning
to loosen; to slacken; to relax (attention, efforts, etc.); to let down (one's guard); to relax (a rule); to ease (e.g. restrictions)
suddenly; casually; accidentally; incidentally; unexpectedly; unintentionally
fairy tale; fairy story; nursery tale
to make a display of; to show off; to flaunt
glitter; glimmer; sparkle; twinkle
to change; to swap; to change the object of one's interest or focus; to spend or take time; to infect; to permeate something with the smell or colour of something; to move on to the next or different stage of (a plan, etc.)
silver hair; gray hair; grey hair
to change color (esp. leaves, fruit, flowers) (colour); to turn crimson (e.g. leaves in autumn); to begin to redden; to ripen; to grow ripe
chestnut-color; chestnut-colour
introduction; bringing in; leading in; installation
to meet (by chance); to come across; to run across; to encounter; to happen upon