with the exception of; excepting; excluding
solid; firm; steady; unshakeable; unwavering
steady; sound; solid; reliable; trustworthy
choices; alternatives; options
moderate; reserved; conservative; humble; mild-mannered; self-effacing
turtleneck; turtle-necked sweater; polo-neck(ed) sweater
rough; casual (clothing); rough (of a golf course); rough sketch; rough draft
flower; blossom; cherry blossom; beauty; blooming (esp. of cherry blossoms); ikebana; hanafuda
beautiful woman; (a) beauty
accumulation; accumulate; store
cultivation; refinement; culture; education
to diffuse; to spread throughout; to prevail; to become widespread; to reach everyone
make-up; making food (in a delivery-only restaurant); cooking
care; looking after; repair; (police) raid; crackdown
tips of one's hair; hair ends
glamorous; charming; beguiling; bewitching; beautiful; fascinatingly elegant
perhaps; probably; generous; many; much
grandmother; old woman; female senior citizen
contents; content; substance; matter; detail; import
house (e.g. of Tokugawa); family
great tumult; great strife; big loud bang; bustle; dirdum; hell broken loose
lover; sweetheart; boyfriend; girlfriend
workmanship; craftsmanship; grades; results; quality (e.g. of a crop); dealings
compact disk; CD; cash dispenser; (negotiable) certificate of deposit
one by one; each; every; at intervals of
to give (as a gift); to present; to confer; to bestow; to award
fault; error; going poorly; being disadvantageous; un-; non-
thinking; thought; idea; notion; intention; plan
self-torturing; masochistic
to be caught; to be captured; to be taken prisoner; to be seized with (fear, etc.); to be a slave to; to stick to
dark; gloomy; depressed; dispirited; dark (in colour); dull; ill-boding
this world; this life; world of the living
secret; private; surreptitious
job transfer; job relocation; intra-company transfer
to advance; to move forward; to carry forward (plans, work, etc.); to proceed with; to raise; to elevate
April; fourth month in the lunar calendar
hurriedly; in a hurry; in haste; (arch.) sudden
how about ...?; I wonder; I don't know