ringlets (hairstyle); ringlet curls; sausage curls
gorgeous; gaudy; dazzling; gay; resplendent
accessory (fashion); jewelry; accessory (audio, car, camera, etc.)
student (esp. a university student)
coincidence; chance; by chance; unexpectedly; contingency
I; me; personal (affairs, etc.); private; selfishness; partiality
certainly; without fail; right and wrong; pros and cons
to open (e.g. doors); to open (e.g. business, etc.); to be empty; to be vacant; to be available; to be open (e.g. neckline, etc.); to have been opened (of one's eyes, mouth, etc.)
to bite at; to snap at; to jump at (e.g. an offer); to snap at; to hold on to; to cling to
to run away; to flee; to make off; to start to run away
to prepare oneself for the worst; to strengthen one's resolve; to accept one's fate; to prepare oneself
surface; face (i.e. the visible side of an object); front (of a building, etc.); obverse side (i.e. "head") of a coin; outside; exterior; appearance
spare time; free time; time (it takes to do something); time required; time off; leave; dismissal
to be too much for one; to find unmanageable; to be beyond one's control; to not know what to do with
salon; saloon; sarong; saron (musical instrument)
socializing; getting on with people; personal relations
around here; hereabouts; (around) this point; about now
area; vicinity; side; edge; circumstances
to use (the same thing) for multiple purposes; to reuse; to work (someone) hard; to order around
unintelligible language; incoherent language; talking nonsense; babble; gibberish; jargon
to weather (a storm, rough seas); to ride across; to get through (adversity); to weather; to load completely (e.g. books on a shelf, people or luggage in a car)
to decide; to choose; to clinch (a victory); to decide (the outcome of a match); to persist in doing; to go through with; to always do
(Platonic) ideal (of how things ought to be, e.g. human rights); foundational principle; idea; conception (e.g. of the university); doctrine; ideology
deep impression; being deeply moved; being deeply touched
beginning; start; first (in line, etc.); origin; such as ...; not to mention ...
episode; anecdote; vignette; episode
three kinds; three varieties
sacred treasure; the three sacred treasures (sword, jewel, mirror); implement used in religious ceremonies
formation; establishment; conclusion (e.g. of a deal); reaching (e.g. an agreement); being valid (of a theory, argument, etc.); holding
staringly; fixedly; unblinkingly
observation; survey; watching
to surround; to encircle; to besiege; to lay siege to; to play (go, shogi, etc.)
very high; high up; aloft; only; merely; just
casting (of a play, film, etc.); cast
completely; absolutely; (not) at all; (not) a bit; earnestly; intently
indication; sign; hint; tone (of the market)
whispering into a person's ear
to stop (an activity); to cease; to discontinue; to cancel; to abandon; to give up
surely; undoubtedly; sternly; severely; having no slack; rigid
more and more; all the more; at last; finally; (at the) last moment; worst possible time