to be in time (for); to serve (suit, meet) the purpose; to be good enough; to be enough
room; chamber; apartment; flat; stable
door (Western-style, car, etc.)
dubious; puzzled; suspicious
slowly and quietly; smoothly
to be wounded; to get injured; to get hurt feelings; to get damaged; to get chipped
infancy; childhood; tender age
the teens (10-19); teenage; the tenth generation
to be worried; to be troubled
natural; reasonable; obvious; usual; common; ordinary
careful; cautious; prudent; discreet; deliberate
dejected; dispirited; crestfallen; discouraged
to order; to send away for; to have (something) sent to one; to pull (something) closer
hot spring; onsen; hot spring resort; hot spring spa
Wednesday; shaved ice (served with flavored syrup); water (fifth of the five elements)
to lay in stock; to replenish stock; to procure; to learn; to find out; to take in
to knead; to thicken into a paste (stirring over a flame); to polish (a plan, etc.); to refine; to train; to drill; to gloss (silk)
to harden; to freeze; to put together; to collect; to make secure; to stabilize; to fortify
essence; liquid foundation; beauty lotion; serum
Dutchman's pipe cactus (Epiphyllum oxypetalum); night-blooming cereus; queen of the night
ingredient; component; composition
extraction; abstraction; selection (from a group); sampling
pomade; balm; perfumed oil
every conceivable; every single; every possible; all kinds of
receiving; reception; eating; drinking; please; please do for me
little girl; maiden; young lady; female usually between 7 and 18 years old
opponent; rival; adversary; menace; danger; threat
body and soul; mind and body
to polish up; to shine up
near; close by; within reach; familiar
pursuit (of a goal, ideal, etc.); search; chase; seeking after
mental charm; moral beauty
gradually; by degrees; little by little; step by step
tenacity; indomitableness; dauntlessness; inflexibility
to flare up; to burst into flames
all kinds of things; various things; large number of people
storage; putting or stowing away; receipt (of funds, payment, etc.); harvesting
shelf; ledge; rack; trellis
to turn over; to turn upside down; to knock over; to tip over; to overturn (e.g. a decision); to upset
just what you'd expect from ...; that's just like (him, her, etc.); that's (exactly) why ...; that's (precisely) the reason ...