hair color; hair colour; fur color; disposition; type; kind
death from disease; death from illness
to be anxious or concerned about; to ponder (anxiously); to fear; to investigate; to consider; to plan
bravery; military prowess; valour; valor
tender; warm; meticulous; detailed; deep (of a colour); thick (e.g. fog)
soon; before long; shortly; close (by); near; nearby
rare; extraordinary; unparalleled; unparallelled
selection; choice; picking out
at a young age; while still young
most likely contender; prime candidate; top prospect; leading candidate
devoted; self-sacrificing
to persevere; to keep at something (regardless of one's fatigue)
taking care of oneself (esp. used as an epistolary imperative); self-love
to reply; to respond; to answer; to talk back; to retort
to be crowded with people; to be bustling with; to prosper; to flourish; to do thriving business
restaurant (esp. in a hotel or inn); dining hall; dining room
seat at a table; place at a table
period of time; time slot; time zone
to bolt down (food); to gulp down; to carry under the arm; to rake in; to rake towards one
haori (Japanese formal coat)
ancestral; hereditary; imported; transmitted; handed down
at one's feet; underfoot; gait; pace; most recent; current
traveller; traveler; wayfarer; tourist
thank you for the meal; that was a delicious meal; what a wonderful meal
(one's) older brother; young man; sonny; lad
eating; bite (in fishing)
stingy; mean; narrow-minded; petty; shabby; poor
flat-tasting; bland; lacking in flavor; dull; flat; unimaginative
light (of movements); nimble; light-hearted; cheerful; taking a turn for the better (of an illness); receding of symptoms
price; cost; charge; payment; bill; fee
plain; simple; reserved (behaviour, attitude, etc.); modest; quite; a (little) bit
to profit; to get; to have (bear, beget) a child; to have a stroke of luck
conjunctive particle indicating a cause or reason
luggage; baggage; burden; payload (of a packet, cell, etc.)
worry; care; concern; ennui; boredom
unusual clothing; strange way of dressing up; prohibited form of dress
to trick someone (into confirming or revealing the truth); to ask a leading question