accent (on a syllable, word); stress; intonation; inflection; (language) accent (e.g. American, British); accent (e.g. in a design)
rudeness; impoliteness; leaving; going (on one's way); taking without permission; stealing
one step higher; one better; cut above; one up
refined; elegant; graceful; modest; reserved; restrained
grown-up (manner, etc.); mature; adult
to lose (money, etc.); to suffer a loss; to waste (one's time, efforts, etc.); to bring to naught; to feel disappointed (e.g. by missing out on something); to suffer a (perceived) loss
Gothic Lolita (type of teenage fashion)
Gothic Lolita (type of fashion style)
basic tone; underlying tone; trend; keynote
carrying out one's words; being as good as one's word; making good on one's promise
fixed game; rigged bid; put-up job
unexpectedly; surprisingly
proposed site; site chosen
preserving in salt; salting down
superstition; superstitious belief
to take turns doing; to do in rotation
brother-in-law (spouse's older brother or older sister's husband); older stepbrother
to like; to prefer; to be pleased by
to cut and even up; to cut several pieces to the same size
dainty; delicate; slender; fragile (e.g. furniture); delicate; frail
non-commissioned officer; low-ranking samurai (Edo period)
the right person in the right place
branch manager; manager of a branch office
disposition; temperament; temper; nature
ill-bred; vulgar; boorish
presbyopia; age-related longsightedness; farsightedness
Adam's apple; laryngeal prominence
change of voice (during puberty); break of voice
(street) corner; turn (in the road); bend; turning point; watershed
youthful; young; young-looking
under the blazing sun; in sweltering heat
to say it out loud; to yell out; to emphasize
to burst into bud; to sprout; to have a crush (esp. on a fictional character, idol, etc.); to be infatuated
majority decision; majority vote; majority rule
dry provisions; dried food; dried goods; groceries
to decline (in prosperity); to become deserted; to become desolate; to taper off (of a sound)