good outward appearance; looking nice; being attractive; making a fine show
to behave like a spoiled child; to fawn on; to take advantage of; to presume upon (e.g. another's benevolence); to depend on
interest; eagerness; enthusiasm
reserve; constraint; declining; refraining; forethought; foresight
to shorten; to reduce; to crumple (fabric); to wrinkle; to make (one's body) smaller; to draw in (one's legs)
approval; agreement; support; favour; favor
to hate; to dislike; to avoid; to disregard; to act without regard (for); to be bad for (e.g. dust in machinery)
personal; individual; private
to neglect; to ignore; to disregard; to make light of
three persons; three parties
shift; move; (work) shift; work schedule; gearshift; changing gears
rotary cutting; thinly slicing into a long strip (e.g. daikon, carrot, wood for plywood, etc.)
lightly; gently; (breaking apart) easily
to become hoarse; to become husky
to be astonished to hear; to be incredulous about; to express disbelief; who do you think you're kidding by saying (that); what a laugh!
love; affection; attachment; craving; agape; Ireland
favoritism; favouritism; partiality
to well (up); to gush out (of water); to appear (esp. suddenly) (sweat, tears, etc.); to sweat; to feel emotions (e.g. joy, bravery, etc.); to spring up (e.g. an idea, emotions, clouds)
mochi; small rice cake made from glutinous rice
newcomer; new figure; new member; modern humans (from Cro-Magnon man onwards); Homo sapiens
wonderful; splendid; magnificent; exceeding; incredible; remarkable
loss of strength; exhaustion; weakness
simple; simplified; easy; plain
simple; plain; modest; frugal; reserved
dignity; quality; grace; panache; level
unfavourable comparison; unfavorable comparison
choking; suffocating; stifling; oppressive; heavy
to bury (e.g. in the ground); to fill up (e.g. audience fills a hall); to cause to be packed; to plug (a gap); to stop (a gap); to make up for (a loss, shortage, etc.); to make amends
air of luxury; high class feel
to excel; to surpass; to exceed; to outweigh; to preponderate
quick change (of costume); quick transformation; turning suddenly into; (sudden) metamorphosis
to become familiar with and cherish; to get to know and love
nightclothes; nightwear; sleepwear; pyjamas; pajamas; nightgown
to work (someone) hard; to push (someone) around
world; society; life; lifetime; age; era; reign
Sparta (ancient Greek city-state); hard education; hard training; strict; severe
kind, careful, and thorough (of an explanation, advice, etc.); thoughtful and scrupulous
authenticity; credibility
to re-tailor; to have altered; to remake (clothing); to renovate
to be shut; to close; to be firm (of a body, face, etc.); to be well-knit; to be locked; to tighten
disastrous; tragic; miserable; wretched; pitiful; woeful
result; effect; performance; workmanship (of an article); execution; shape and quality