flour; meal; powder; dust
sense of anticipation; feeling of expectation; feeling of hope
living by oneself; living alone
to have an uneasy conscience
valley; ravine; cleavage (breasts); slum
to ask (humbly); to request (humbly)
to break; to fracture; to fold; to bend; to make (origami); to interrupt
ready-made goods; off-the-shelf item
molding; moulding; shaping; modelling (i.e. plastic arts); modeling
pink (colour, color); (lit.) colour of peach (flowers)
to colour; to color; to apply make-up; to decorate; to garnish
gradation; gradation haircut; taper
to weave together; to interweave; to intermingle
to build up; to complete; to construct; to make up; to fabricate; to invent
deep affection; dear; beloved
full capacity; all one's ability
vague; ambiguous; shady; disreputable; fuzzy
like this; this sort; this way
to receive; to get; to eat; to drink; to be crowned with; to wear (on one's head)
to think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine
to be effective; to be fruitful; to be worthwhile; to be worth; to be rewarded; to pay off
... is the reason; ... is my excuse
what (e.g. "what rudeness"); what (something) is like
meal set before one; women's advances
man who doesn't adhere to traditional masculinity, esp. with women and careers; herbivore man
floating; drifting; weightlessness; softly; gently; lightly
fingertip; finger; toe tip; toe
earthly paradise; Shangri-la
source (of a river); fountainhead; source; origin; root
what; what sort of thing; everything; anything; what (on earth)?; what's the meaning of this ...?
(a) little; (a) few; slight; only; just; merely
to separate; to part; to divide; to keep apart
to take a step backward; to step back (i.e. to re-think something); to distance oneself (from); to behave humbly; to budge (a little); to make one concession
similar color; similar colour
colouring; coloring; shade (of colour); flavour; nuance; feel
presence (impressive quality)
as much as possible; unbeatably; unsurpassably
how; in what way; how about; questionable
residential area; quarter; neighbourhood; neighborhood