maintenance; preservation; improvement
favourite dish (favorite); favourite food
to compare and contrast two alternatives; to weigh the relative merits of A and B; to weigh one's options; to try to have it both ways; to try to sit on two stools
obvious; clear; plain; evident; apparent; explicit
clear as day; perfectly obvious; plain as daylight
fellow; guy; thing; object; he; she
(some) more; even more; longer; further
please (give me); please (do for me)
waist; waistline; waist measurement
thigh; buttocks; arse; ass
(in the) neighbourhood; neighborhood; around; about; for instance; say
absurd; unreasonable; excessive; very; extremely; excessively
disagreeableness; unpleasantness; nastiness; cutting remark; disagreeable remark; snide comment
to receive; to get; to accept; to take; to interpret; to understand
to be prominent; to be conspicuous
thin; slender; fine; unlucky
to become tense; to be tightened; to become firm (e.g. body)
talkative; loose-lipped; persiflage; frivolous talk
dissatisfaction; discontent; displeasure; complaint; unhappiness
rate; ratio; profit; assignment; 10%; unit of ten percent; match
chest; breast; breasts; bosom; heart; lungs; stomach
lower back; waist; hips; body (of hair, noodle, paper, etc.); resilience; spring
just because; even if; even though
to obtain; to come into possession of; to get hold of; to get one's hands on
to hold (in one's hand); to take (into one's hand); to own; to obtain
(one's) figure; build; physique; style
(not) always; (not) necessarily; (not) entirely; (not) all
action; operation; effect; function
all one's power (strength, energy, efforts); one's utmost
envious; jealous; enviable (position, etc.)
to pin down; to hold down; to cover (esp. a part of one's body with one's hand); to clutch (a body part in pain); to get a hold of; to obtain
cannot be helped; unavoidable; pointless; useless; hopeless (person); annoying
to stick into (of something with a sharp point); to prick; to pierce; to resonate emotionally; to move
claim; insistence; assertion; advocacy; emphasis; contention
impressions; thoughts; feelings; reactions
sense; sensation; feeling; intuition
unpleasant feelings (e.g. hatred, disgust, revulsion, fear)
coping method; approach; how to deal with (problem, etc.)
flower; blossom; cherry blossom; beauty; blooming (esp. of cherry blossoms); ikebana; hanafuda
to penetrate; to sink in; to devote oneself (to); to do intently and exclusively; to do throughout (e.g. the night)
to make oneself pleasant to everybody
learning; acquisition (of a skill, knowledge, etc.)
on the surface; ostensibly; superficially; apparently
to digest; to break down; to break to pieces; to be able to use; to be good at; to finish; to complete
opposite side; bottom; rear; back; lining; inside; in the shadows