tart; roll of sponge cake with sweetened beans
yellow; high-pitched (voice); shrill
astringent; bitter; austere; elegant (and unobtrusive); sour (look); glum
expectation; anticipation; hope; promising; rising; up-and-coming
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
feel (of something); touch; texture; feeling; impression
service; help; discount; discounted item; free service; freebie; service
concept; general idea; notion; intention; aim; design
to knead again; to rework; to revise; to polish
carelessly; thoughtlessly; inadvertently
route (bus, train, air, etc.); line; line (taken by a group, organization, etc.); policy; course
seat; location (of a gathering, etc.); place; position; post
carefree; buoyant; lighthearted; ease
applicant; candidate; person interested in doing something; person wanting to do something; interested party; volunteer
manners; etiquette; polite behaviour
to taste; to savor; to appreciate; to enjoy; to experience; to go through
why; how; for what reason
when it becomes; when it comes to
intention; aim; preference (for); orientation (towards a goal)
direction; district; area; field (e.g. of study); sphere; quarter
perfect; complete; flawless
live-in domestic service; live-in apprenticeship; public duty; public service
maid cafe; cafe with waitresses dressed in cute maid costumes
tea drinking; teahouse; tearoom; coffee lounge
to burst into bud; to sprout; to have a crush (esp. on a fictional character, idol, etc.); to be infatuated
to occur to; to remind of; to come to mind
to go around; to make a circle around; to surround; to circle; to come around (of a season, anniversary, turn, etc.); to return
how many times; how many degrees (temperature, angle, etc.)
more than usual (usu. time)
elegant; graceful; refined; leisurely; comfortable; easy
being present (at the same meeting, occasion, etc.); attendance (with); sitting with; same (seating) precedence; same rank
Mr; Mrs; makes a word more polite (usu. in fixed expressions); state; situation
usual; normal; long (of time); old; for a long time; for a while
speech and conduct; words and actions; words and deeds; behavior; behaviour; manners
to drive into (e.g. a nail into a board); to hit into (e.g. a home run into the stands); to throw into (e.g. jail); to drum into (someone) (an idea, skill, etc.); to hammer into
breathing; respiration; knack; trick; harmony; balance
nature; natural; spontaneous; naturally; spontaneously
to master (e.g. a skill); to become accustomed to (e.g. a lifestyle); to acquire (e.g. a habit); to retain
expressly; especially; specially; intentionally; deliberately; on purpose
to connect; to link together; to tie; to fasten; to maintain; to preserve; to transfer (phone call)
coming out; going out; attending (work); appearing (on stage); start; beginning; origins