bright and beautiful; gorgeous; showy; prosperous; flourishing; thriving
protagonist; main character; hero; head (of a household); proprietor (of a store)
beautiful; pretty; lovely; sweet; pure (heart, friendship, etc.)
inevitable; necessary; certain; inevitability; necessity
background; scenery; background (of an incident, situation, etc.); circumstances; backing; support (from behind the scenes)
to watch over; to keep watch over; to keep an eye on; to watch intently; to stare; to gaze
painful; sore; cringy; embarrassing
maid; helper; help; assistance
safe (e.g. choice); secure; innocuous; acceptable; passable; satisfactory
pantsuit; pant suit; trouser suit
to choose; to select; to pick (out)
to fire oneself up; to give it one's all; to get psyched; to fire someone up (with scolding, corporal punishment, etc.); to rouse
expectation; anticipation; hope; promising; rising; up-and-coming
but then; although; though; reasonable; natural; just
glamorous; charming; fascinatingly elegant; lovely; gorgeous; beguiling
should (be); bound (to be); nock (of a bow); nock (of an arrow); nock-shaped grip (between thumb and forefinger); wooden frame on the tip of the mast of a Japanese ship that prevents the hawser from falling out
misunderstanding; mistaken idea; wrong guess
already; now; no longer; not any more
frame; framework; border; box; limit; restriction; category
to turn back (e.g. half-way); to return; to go back; to recover (e.g. something lost); to be returned; to rebound
side (of something, or taking someone's side); part; (watch) case
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have ...-ed; to be ...-ed
further; above (that); greater (than that); any more
part; assigning (allotment of) parts; role; duties
to give (esp. to someone of lower status); to bestow; to provide; to afford; to assign; to cause
make-up; makeup; making food (in a delivery-only restaurant); cooking
wall; partition; barrier; obstacle; Chinese "Wall" constellation (one of the 28 mansions); wall (of stones)
to come out; to fall out; to fade; to discolour; to wear a hole (e.g. clothes); to leave (e.g. a meeting); to be clear
to do for (someone); to take in; to deceive; to hoodwink
look here; I say; well; I know what; I'll tell you what; just a minute
company; corporation; firm; one's workplace
address (of a home, business, etc.); residence; domicile
to forget; to leave carelessly; to be forgetful of; to forget about; to forget (an article)
to listen repeatedly; to listen again; to ask a question in return; to ask again; to ask for a repeated explanation
railway station; train station; staging post on a highway (in pre-modern Japan); counter for railway stations and bus stations
buzz; hum; shake (with vigor); shaking
car; automobile; vehicle; wheel; castor; caster
direct; immediate; personal; firsthand
to go to meet (someone); to go to pick up
bringing alongside (ship, vehicle, etc.); coming alongside; mooring
something like ...; things like ...; someone like ...; the likes of ...
super-; ultra-; extremely; really; of course; definitely