pattern; design; body build; figure; essential qualities; character
hobby; pastime; tastes; preference; liking
strange; weird; wonder; mystery; cleverness; adroitness
childish; childlike; immature; infantile; puerile
reverse; opposite; converse (of a hypothesis, etc.); inverse (function)
for better or worse; for good and bad; regardless of merit; both good and bad
to age; to grow old (esp. in appearance); to show marks of age
middle; centre; center; midpoint; heart
article; item; quality; flirtatiousness; coquetry
sunburn; suntan; becoming discolored from the sun (e.g. of paper); yellowing; drying up (of a river, field, etc.)
to mend; to patch up; to fix (hair, clothes, appearance, etc.); to adjust; to keep up appearances; to cover up (e.g. a mistake)
trace; tracks; site; remains; scar
to catch sight of; to see; to suppose; to assume from appearances
rice bowl; tea cup; teacup
fragment; splinter; wane (of the Moon)
crack; fissure; rift (in a relationship); split; crack
simple; plain; modest; frugal; reserved
to lead a life; to live a life
way; manner; school (e.g. of flower arrangement); class; rate; flow
hard education; hard training; Spartan education
link (e.g. in a chain of events); part (of a plan, campaign, activities, etc.); monocyclic
tatami mat; Japanese straw floor coverings
one copy (of a book, magazine, etc.); one volume
to pick up; to adopt (a proposal); to take up (a topic); to take issue with; to make a problem of; to report (news); to cover
to pay (e.g. money, bill); to brush off; to wipe away; to drive away (e.g. one's competitors); to sell off (something unneeded); to dispose of; to pay (e.g. attention)
splendid; fine; praiseworthy; creditable; legal; legitimate
binding (of a book); design (of a book cover)
book; volume; this; present; main; head; real
leaving as is; leaving alone; leaving unattended; neglecting; abandoning
old-fashioned; ancient-looking; time-worn
tightly (holding on); firmly; strongly (built); solidly; properly; well
dizziness; giddiness; vertigo
to exude (e.g. sweat); to ooze; to seep out; to reveal itself (of emotions, etc.)
water (esp. cool or cold); fluid (esp. in an animal tissue); liquid; flood; floodwaters; water offered to wrestlers just prior to a bout
depths; deep place; bottom (of one's heart)
floating; drifting; suspension; (arch.) wandering (about)
going upstream; sailing against the current
early summer; fourth month of the lunar calendar
nice to meet you; I'm glad to make your acquaintance; how do you do?