kind; gentle; considerate; generous; friendly; nice
jewels and ornaments; jewelry; jewellery
follower; attendant; valet; servant
getting closer; drawing nearer; being not much different; being near (age, skill, etc.); becoming close (i.e. friendly); becoming intimate
difficult; hard; impossible; unfeasible; fussy; particular; gloomy
(your) business; (your) concern; (customer's) order; official business (of the government, Imperial Court, etc.); arrest; capture
honest; frank; candid; honestly; frankly
to speak; to talk; to mediate; to act as a go-between; to put in a good word (for someone)
insincere smile; ingratiating smile; polite smile; forced smile
-ish; -like; resembling; appearing to be; seeming to be
group (of people); crowd; horde; throng; mob; multitude
(good) result; outcome; fruits (of one's labors); product; accomplishment
to catch sight of; to see; to suppose; to assume from appearances
next (year, spring, etc.); coming; since (last month, etc.); for (20 years, etc.)
same period; corresponding period; same year (of graduation, entering a company, etc.); contemporary; synchronization; synchronism
straight-laced person; stubborn person
lady-killer; casanova; Don Juan; kabuki actor who has mastered the art of romantic acting
an assortment; combination
labor; labour; toil; trouble; pains; work
cannot (due to external circumstances); cannot afford to; must not; impossible to; no way one can (do)
greeting; a fine thing to say
How do you do?; I am glad to meet you
personal meeting (esp. used by females)
honour; honor; glory; privilege
thick; deep; kind; cordial; abundant
knee; lap; knee and thigh (while sitting)
to break; to fracture; to fold; to bend; to make (origami); to interrupt
sample; specimen; pattern; model; example
to be placed on; to be set on; to be piled on; to appear (in print); to be mentioned; to be recorded
funny; amusing; strange; odd; improper; unsuitable
world; society; life; lifetime; age; era; reign
bad reputation; infamy; ill repute; unfavorable criticism; unfavourable criticism
surely; certainly; without doubt
focusing on only one thing; obsessively; intensely; selfish; self-serving
imagination; supposition; guess
delicious; tasty; sweet; attractive; appealing; convenient
to be due to; to be caused by; to depend on; to turn on; to be based on; to come from
to praise; to commend; to compliment; to speak well of; to speak highly of
to look after; to take care of; to be put in charge of; to be given responsibility for; to withhold (an announcement); to reserve (judgment)
to lick; to lap; to taste; to experience (esp. a hardship); to look down on (someone); to make fun of