lovely; wonderful; nice; great; fantastic; superb
to draw; to paint; to depict; to describe; to picture in one's mind; to imagine
longed-for; anxiously awaited
textbook; coursebook; schoolbook
after this; henceforth; henceforward; from now on
to turn one's head; to look over one's shoulder; to turn around; to think back (on); to reminisce; to look back (on)
in comparison to; rather than
to move; to shift; to inspire; to rouse; to change; to alter; to operate
to persevere; to persist; to insist that; to stick to (one's opinion); to remain in a place; to stick to one's post
to relapse; to reassert; to review
nevertheless; at any rate; even so; all things considered; be that as it may
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
from one end to another; thoroughly; completely; utterly
to look at; to gaze at; to look out over; to get a view of; to look on (from the sidelines); to stand by and watch
kimono; Japanese traditional clothing (esp. full-length); clothing; clothes
next (to); adjoining; adjacent; house next door; neighbouring house; next-door neighbour
he; she; that person; (arch.) you
beautiful woman; (a) beauty
to line up; to stand in a line; to rival; to match; to equal
with the exception of; excepting; excluding
substitute; replacement; stand-in; proxy; compensation; exchange
genuine; authentic; true; real
that is to say; so that means
child; kid; (one's) child; offspring; young (animal); young woman; offshoot
receiving; welcoming; going to meet; final call; call of fate; approach of death
to be packed (with); to be full (space, schedule, etc.); to be blocked (road, pipe, nose, etc.); to be clogged; to shorten (width, interval, etc.); to shrink (shirt, word form, etc.); to be at a loss
to wither (of flowers, dreams, etc.); to wilt; to droop; to shrivel; to fade (away); to sag
the way back; the way home; return trip
somehow or other; for some reason or another; without knowing why
road; path; route; way; distance; journey; road (e.g. to victory)
counter for books; volume
lightly; easily; carelessly
to adhere to; to stick to; to keep close to; to go along with; to get involved with; to be thick with
graduation ceremony; commencement
mama; mamma; mom; female proprietress (of a bar, etc.)
to be hit; to strike; to touch; to be in contact; to be equivalent to; to be applicable; to be right on the money (of a prediction, criticism, etc.)
to cross (e.g. road); to traverse
to avoid (physical contact with); to avoid (situation); to ward off; to avert; to put aside; to move out of the way
to listen repeatedly; to listen again; to ask a question in return; to ask again; to ask for a repeated explanation