rehabilitation; remaking one's life; rebirth; regeneration; coming back to life; revival
plausible (but untrue); credible (e.g. lie); specious; seemingly truthful
counselor; counsellor; adviser; advisor
aimlessly; unexpectedly (showing up); slowly swaying; staggering; moving feebly
beautiful woman; (a) beauty; belle; good-looker
in deep black; in jet black
hair; fur; wool; down; plumage
fresh; refreshing; invigorating; clear (voice); fluent (speech); eloquent
like; as; so that; in order that; be sure to; I hope (that)
chance; opportunity; occasion
someone; a certain person
favour; favor; obligation; kindness; benevolence
one's own handwriting; autograph
without a doubt; completely; something out of the question; something outrageous; being utterly inferior; being helpless
to take into one's possession; to receive; to take into one's care (e.g. person, pet); to take custody of; to leave; to go away
to change; to alter; to reform; to correct; to examine; to check
(not) in any way; in no way; at all; terribly; awfully; hopelessly
certainly; without fail; right and wrong; pros and cons
to be all out (e.g. of people); to be all elsewhere; to be all in use (e.g. of cars); to be sold out; to have none left
(your) choice; preference; wish
to be; to come; to go; to be (doing)
menu; bill of fare; program; programme; schedule
menu; schedule; program; menu
Japanese apricot (Prunus mume); Japanese plum; ume; lowest (of a three-tier ranking system)
to smell; to smell of; to have a smell
yourself; himself; herself
practice writing with a brush; study; learning
to be intimate with; to befriend
fruit; nut; berry; fruits; profit
introduction (from abroad); transmission (through successive generations); being handed down (from generation to generation); being passed down
sticking (in one place, position, etc.); settling; becoming established (of a custom, system, etc.); taking hold; fixation; fixing
offer; tender; providing; sponsoring (a TV program)
suburb; residential area on the outskirt of a city; commuter belt
one plot (of land); one (city) block; one area; one brush stroke; one kanji stroke
to buy; to purchase; to value (highly); to think highly of; to incur (someone's anger, displeasure, etc.); to elicit (e.g. sneers)
Japanese plum (Prunus salicina); Chinese plum
hybridization; crossing; mixing
to plant; to grow; to insert; to transplant; to inoculate (e.g. an infectious agent); to instill (idea, value, etc.)