beauty; good figure; (beautiful) appearance; beautification; beauty treatment; beauty culture
to wake up; to awake; to awaken to (instinct, ability, perception, etc.); to become aware of; to come to one's senses
any; anything; whatever; I am told; I hear; I understand
seems to be; appears to have; supposed to be
the more ... the more ...; as; (arch.) while; (arch.) during; (arch.) because; (arch.) since
moreover; furthermore; nevertheless; and yet
when one was a very young child; very early in one's life
housework; domestic chores; family affairs; household matters
to help; to assist; to aid; to contribute to; to be a factor in
... being the case; (precisely) because ...; as might be expected from ...
person of firm character; stable person; gutsy person
to be able (in a position) to do; to be up to the task; to be ready; to be completed; to be made; to be built; to be good at
daughter; girl (i.e. a young, unmarried woman)
to descend (e.g. a mountain); to go down; to alight (e.g. from bus); to get off; to step down; to retire; to be granted
secret; private; surreptitious
growth; development; growing up; growth (of a company, the economy, etc.)
thank you (for the meal); that was a delicious meal; thank you (for displaying lovey-dovey behaviour)
if; in case; as for; on the topic of; if that's the case; if so
at least; at most; (even) just
single word; a few words; brief comment
so; therefore; accordingly; like I said; I told you already
although; despite; whereas; while; if only; I wish
than; from; out of; except; but; more
important; serious; valuable; precious; serious matter; major incident
it seems; I think; I guess; right?; don't you agree?
to one's heart's content; as much as one wants; as hard as one can; resolution; decisiveness; determination
to rely on; to depend on; to count on; to turn to (for help)
to be amazed; to be shocked; to be astonished; to be astounded; to be disgusted; to be exasperated
such; like that; that sort of; very
even though; despite; when
(a) little; somewhat; somehow
that's the way it is; yes; is that so?; is it?
circumstances; conditions; situation; reasons; state of affairs
everywhere; all over; throughout
handrail; railing; banister
adding (equipment, facilities, etc.); establishing more; installing more; increase; extension; expansion
rich in ...; high in ...; full of ...; very ...; quite ...
book; document; calligraphy (esp. Chinese); penmanship; handwriting; letter
living; lifestyle; living room
armrest (of a chair); elbow rest
to be caught; to be arrested; to hold on to; to grasp; to find (e.g. proof); to get (e.g. a taxi)
slowly; unhurriedly; easily (e.g. in time); well; well (e.g. sleep); comfortably