selection (from many people for an important position); exceptional promotion
to stake; to risk; to bet; to wager
helping hand; help; support; aid
attractive; good-looking; stylish; cool; smooth; neat
tray; family; household; Obon; Bon Festival; gambler's den
third party; third person; outsider; disinterested person
episode; anecdote; vignette; episode
oral; verbal; spoken; parol
manuscript; copy; draft; notes; contribution
sending; forwarding; remitting
deadly serious; deadly earnest
shyness; bashfulness; shame
to be damaged; to receive damage
wounded person; injured person
to be deeply impressed (by); to be moved (by); to admire greatly
front and rear; before and after; order; sequence; consequences; context
courage; bravery; valour; valor; nerve; boldness
to draw back; to sink; to be set back (e.g. from a road); to withdraw (e.g. from the public eye); to retire to (somewhere)
impossible to do (although wants to)
to help; to assist; to aid; to contribute to; to be a factor in
to get up (from sitting); to stand up; to (finally) start to do something; to get off one's backside; to take action
manner of speaking; mode of expression; way of saying something
to feel awkward; to feel ashamed; to feel inferior; to feel shy (about doing something)
to go on a trip; to go out to play; to go and visit (a friend)
this area; around here; this point; this much; this extent
vividly green; lush green; fresh and green; verdant; deep blue
bathing suit; swimsuit; swimmers
to change (one's clothes)
beach hut; beachside clubhouse
glamorous; charming; fascinatingly elegant; lovely; gorgeous; beguiling
old-maidish (esp. of fashion); old-womanish
year; age; years; past one's prime; old age
to call; to summon; to eat; to drink; to put on; to wear; to buy
to yearn (for); to miss; to feel nostalgic (for); to recall fondly
stale; old fashioned; hackneyed; trite; antiquated; obsolete
to have a taste for; to be fond of; to enjoy (in moderation); to be modest; to be prudent; to watch (e.g. one's behaviour)