valuation; appraisal; evaluation; appreciation; recognition; acknowledgement
eager; earnest; ardent; OFF (on switch)
to lower one's voice; to speak more softly
be considered; be deemed; be thought to be
in order to (e.g. meet goal); so that; take care (so as); hoping or wishing for something
satisfaction; pride; one's strong point; one's forte; regular customer; regular client
poor-quality; shoddy; unskillful; inexpert; unlucky
fresh verdure; new green leaves
to turn away (one's eyes, face, etc.); to avert; to displease; to annoy; to miss (the target, ball, etc.)
though one didn't intend (expect) to
chest; breast; breasts; bosom; heart; lungs; stomach
with a rustling sound; rippling (of a stream, etc.); murmuring; slurping down (ochazuke); quickly and easily (e.g. write a letter); with ease
tempering (metal); annealing; forging; toughening; disciplining; training
gift; boon; (good) result; fruit (e.g. of one's efforts)
hygienic; healthy; healthful; sanitary
dark (skin, complexion, etc.); swarthy; tanned
skin; body (in the context of intimate bodily contact); surface; grain (e.g. of wood); disposition; temperament
erotic; sexy; arousing; risque; sultry
day after day; day by day
to shout; to cry; to scream; to clamor (for or against); to clamour (for or against)
state of affairs (around you); situation; circumstances
hotel expenses; expenses incurred during a stay
urgent; pressing; immediate; urgently; promptly; at once
how much; something over; and something; however (much); no matter how
to reach; to amount to; to be up to the task; to come up to; to compare with; to be a match (for)
bare minimum; minimum necessary (amount, number, etc.)
plans; arrangement; schedule; program; programme; expectation
to lend; to loan; to rent out; to hire out
all; everything; entirety; absolutely (not); (not) at all; (none) whatsoever
unusual; rare; new; novel; fine (e.g. gift)
innocent; cherubic; childlike
gap; difference; disparity; discrepancy