secretly (cheer, pray, etc. for someone); in secret; from the sidelines; at a distance
new rice; first rice crop of the year; novice; beginner; newcomer
to take more time than expected; to take a long time; to be delayed
chic; smart; understanding; considerate; familiar with worldly pleasures (esp. sexual relations, geisha districts and red-light districts)
arrangement; good offices; discretion; judgment; disposition
careful selection; careful screening; hand-picking
glamorous; charming; beguiling; bewitching; beautiful; fascinatingly elegant
décolleté; décolletage; robe décolletée; low-cut dress; low-cut (neckline style); décolleté
unevenness; bumpiness; roughness; imbalance; inequality; unevenness
feminine; womanly; female
grown-up (manner, etc.); mature; adult
with profound (often hidden) meaning; pregnant with significance; meaningful; suggestive; interesting
fixed date; appointed day
when push comes to shove; when needed; when necessity arises; when the moment arrives
direct talks; direct negotiations; talking to somebody in person
to miss (doing); to fail (to do)
(how) many times; (how) often
destruction; annihilation; devastation; catastrophe
in unison; as one; united
inference; deduction; induction; reasoning
very recently; in the very recent past
having to be; must be; should be; ought to be
error; mistake; slip; bug
living person; the living
vestigial (rudimentary) organ
degeneration; retrogression
minuscule amount; extremely small quantity
arriving at the present; present-day; to arrive at the present day
home town; birthplace; native place; (arch.) ruins; (arch.) historic remains
boundary; border; limit; bounds; frontier
to wake up (someone; by calling out); to awaken; to bring back (e.g. memories); to evoke; to recall
elucidation; explication; explaining; unravelling; clarification; understanding
(the) positive; yang (in Chinese divination); the open; visible place
plus; addition; positive number; gain; advantage; anode
construction; building; putting up; erecting; creation; formulation
to cause a person trouble