young man; young woman; young people; youth; youngsters
by any standard; (not) even as flattery
to be refined; to be polished; to be stylish; to be sophisticated
difficult to ...; hard to ...
somehow; somewhat; seemingly
light; well-lit; bright (of a colour); brightly-coloured; cheerful; bright; encouraging (for the future of a project, etc.)
to shine; to glitter; to sparkle
stone; jewel; precious stone; flint (in a lighter); stone (in go); stone (in the bladder, kidney etc.); calculus
to sit down; to take a seat
as was expected; just as one thought; sure enough; really; actually; ever
happiness; good fortune; luck; blessing
tedium; boredom; dullness; to feel bored; to get bored with; to get tired of
spread (e.g. of a disease); rampancy; infestation; proliferation; being widespread
to float; to be suspended; to rise to the surface; to appear; to come to mind; to have inspiration
to be worth; to be worthy of; to deserve; to merit
if anything; if pushed I'd say; if I had to say
to be able (to); to be possible (to)
to stream; to flow (liquid, time, etc.); to be washed away; to be carried; to drift; to float (e.g. clouds); to sweep (e.g. rumour, fire)
to live; to exist; to make a living; to subsist; to be in effect; to be in use
wife; (arch.) my dear; (arch.) dear; garnish (esp. one served with sashimi); embellishment
elegant; graceful; refined; leisurely; comfortable; easy
it is ... that ...; precisely; although; while; it is precisely because ... that ...; only because ...
to return; to come home; to leave; to get home; to get to home plate
to catch sight of; to come into view; to happen to see
partly open; in half bloom
presentiment; premonition; hunch; to have a premonition; to have a hunch
to call out (to); to call; to summon (a doctor, etc.); to invite; to designate; to name; to garner (support, etc.)
corridor; hallway; passageway
cruel; heartless; violent; intense; very bad; terrible
living room (Western style); sitting room
woman; female; feminine gender
lying face down; lying on one's face; placing upside down; placing face down
to fall (over, down); to collapse; to be destroyed (in a collapse); to collapse; to be confined to bed (with an illness); to come down with; to die
surrender; submission; capitulation; being defeated (e.g. by a problem); giving up; giving in
both hands; both arms; ten
to raise; to elevate; to do up (one's hair); to fly (a kite, etc.); to launch (fireworks, etc.); to land (a boat); to show someone (into a room)
posture; pose; position; attitude; approach; stance
straight (ahead); direct; upright; straightforward; honest; frank
certain; sure; doubtless; I have no doubt; You can depend on it; It's a safe bet
violence; assault; rough (e.g. handling); reckless; rape; sexual assault
lower back; waist; hips; body (of hair, noodle, paper, etc.); resilience; spring
to roll up or pull up (sleeves, skirt, etc.)
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
literally; to the letter; literal