harsh tasting; strongly alkaline tasting; excessively strong-willed; fiercely individualistic; strongly idiosyncratic
stylish; smart; chic; (arch.) conceited; (arch.) cheeky
to shorten; to narrow; to close; to shrink
to entrust (someone) with; to pin one's hopes on (someone's future); to have great expectations for; to have (someone) deliver (a letter, etc.); to leave (a message); to send word
sometime; someday; one day; some time or other; the other day; in due course
woman; female; female lover; girlfriend; mistress
shape; form; appearance; style; state; situation
to be lucky; to be in luck; to be attached; to have; to be included
phew; whew; huff; whoo; woohoo
feeling good; feeling at ease; feeling easy
middle; midway; middle position; moderate position; interim; intermediary
to come near (to); to approach; to be on the verge of; to be about to reach (a stage, period, etc.); to overhang; to hang over
to appear; to come in sight; to become visible; to be expressed (e.g. emotions); to become apparent (e.g. trends, effects)
seducer; smooth talker; picking up women; hitting on women; moderate party; moderate
yellow; high-pitched (voice); shrill
lift-up (seat, bra, etc.); facelift
what's the matter?; what's wrong?
silence; keeping silent; giving no notice; giving no warning; wordless pantomime performed in the dark
easy; simple; there's no way that ...
illness (usu. excluding minor ailments, e.g. common cold); disease; bad habit; bad behaviour; crazy; insane
to contain; to comprise; to hold in the mouth; to bear in mind; to understand; to express (emotion, etc.)
to taste; to taste of; to have a taste
(your) words; what you say; what you have said; a few words (of welcome, advice, etc.)
to season (e.g. with salt); to flavour; to flavor; to lace (e.g. with whisky)
very much; intensely; overwhelmingly; excessively; irresistibly; without any obvious reason
mochi; small rice cake made from glutinous rice
with a glitter; with a sparkle; brand new; shiny and new; cleaned (of a plate, etc.); finished
grassy field; grassland; meadow
three-cornered hat; tricorne
restless; fidgety; in a hurry
three-cornered hat; tricorne
tummy; tumtum; bang-bang; pop-pop; without reservation; unreservedly
ball; sphere; bead (of sweat, dew, etc.); drop; ball (in sports); pitch (e.g. in baseball); pile (of noodles, etc.)
gently sloping; gentle; gradual; smooth (process); gentle (e.g. tone of voice); slow (e.g. growth)
to disturb; to upset; to ruffle; to stir up; to mess up
gentle breeze; soft wind; breath of air; zephyr
to blow through; to blow across
cool; chilly; feeling nice and cold
poem; poetry; verse; Chinese poem
in a daze; absent-mindedly; dimly; hazily; with a roar (of flames); with a whoosh