centre; center; middle; capital; seat of government
largish; biggish; a little bit larger
circle; entirety; whole; money; dough; enclosure inside a castle's walls; soft-shelled turtle
to sit; to squat; to assume (a position); to hold steady; to hold still
figure; form; appearance; dress; state; condition
on bad terms; at loggerheads
sharing a table with someone you don't know (e.g. at a restaurant)
reconciliation; make peace with
bright red; crimson lotus flower
greatly energetic; ferocious; extreme; severe
flower; blossom; cherry blossom; beauty; blooming (esp. of cherry blossoms); ikebana; hanafuda
magician; wizard; sorcerer; witch
red; crimson; Red; communist; (arch.) beautiful
Alice band; horseshoe-shaped hairband made of metal or plastic (often covered with cloth); Katyusha rocket launcher (Soviet)
to attach; to join; to furnish (a house with); to wear; to put on; to keep a diary; to make an entry
clever; bright; sharp; wise; intelligent; sagacious
boorish; unrefined; rustic; uncouth; clumsy; brusque
smart (clothing, etc.); stylish; slim; slender; skilful; slick
to be refined; to be polished; to be stylish; to be sophisticated
thigh; buttocks; arse; ass
naked; bare; uncovered; frank; open; blunt
advance guard; vanguard; avant-garde (e.g. music)
weight; heavyweight boxer
facing; opposite; across the street; other side
to stand on end (hair, fur); to bristle; to ruffle (up)
to be late; to be delayed; to fall behind (in a race, one's studies, etc.); to lag behind; to be bereaved of; to be preceded by (someone) in death
(social) standing; status; identity; birth; one's circumstances; one's means
start; commencement; beginning; initiation
manners; courtesy; etiquette
sticky; persistent; insistent; nagging
to condemn; to blame; to urge; to press; to torture; to torment