charming; fascinating; attractive
round; circular; curved; smooth; harmonious; calm
very; greatly; immense; enormous; serious; grave
male help; male labor; man's handwriting; (arch.) kanji
to turn over (in one's sleep); to toss and turn (in bed); to change sides; to double-cross; to betray
garden; yard; courtyard; field (of action); area
sunny (room, etc.); well sunlit
(unusually) dry rainy season
bowl; pot; (plant) pot; flowerpot; crown (of the head); skull
to buy; to purchase; to value (highly); to think highly of; to incur (someone's anger, displeasure, etc.); to elicit (e.g. sneers)
originator; ringleader; perpetrator; main culprit; person responsible
to think about; to send one's heart out to; to give more than a passing thought to; to think of something far away; to think nostalgically upon (esp. one's hometown)
to drop in; to go see (someone); to come to hang out
public hall; community center; community centre
party venue; place for a party; banquet hall
to borrow; to rent; to hire; to make use of (another's help, wisdom, etc.); to obtain; to use (for another purpose)
assembly hall; meeting place; venue; site; grounds
day after tomorrow; wrong (e.g. direction)
by the way; incidentally; well; even if; no matter (what, where, how, etc.)
envious; jealous; enviable (position, etc.)
to be finished; to be completed; to be done
finally; after; following; at the end (of)
test (of ability, knowledge, etc.); exam; test (of performance, quality, etc.); trial; rehearsal
exposure; laying bare; exposure; (media) exposure; appearance (on TV, in magazines, etc.)
to visit; to call on; to arrive (of a season, situation, etc.); to come; to appear
sightseeing; watching; viewing; sightseer; spectator; viewer
not quite (right); not very good; somewhat (lacking)
more or less; though not quite satisfactorily; tentatively; for the time being; just in case; once
to that extent; to that degree; that much; that many
anyone; anybody; everyone; everybody; whoever
to understand; to make out
studies; schoolwork; classwork
itself; one's own body; oneself; originally; naturally
awkward; uncomfortable; embarrassing
close; intimate; on good terms
unexpected; unforeseen; strange
Iron Lady (orig. nickname for Margaret Thatcher)