precocious; precocious child
to tell; to (try to) persuade; to advise; to warn; to admonish; to reason
to warm oneself; to sun oneself; to warm up; to get warm
worldwide; common to the whole world; universal
ready-made goods; off-the-shelf item
to rub; to crumple; to massage; to argue; to have a heated discussion; to train; to coach
to take a view or perspective; to regard as; to consider to be
year by year; annually; every year; from year to year
in bad shape; not doing well; not going well; out of condition; in poor form
sight (e.g. of a gun); aim; alignment
honest; respectable; respectable occupation (i.e. not yakuza, prostitute, etc.); person in a respectable occupation
with a clash; with a thud; unexpectedly (meeting someone); suddenly (ending); abruptly (coming to a halt)
unsociable; unfriendly; blunt; surly; curt; cold
foolhardy; reckless; fearless
being about to cry; the verge of tears
clothing store; boutique; dress shop
great pairing (e.g. of food and wine); marriage; wedded life; wedding
cloth; tablecloth; wallpaper; wall fabric
considerably (beyond one's expectations); unexpectedly; surprisingly; contrary to one's expectations
thinnish; somewhat narrow
figure; body shape; build; somatotype; biotype; habitus
if that's the case ...; if so ...; that being the case ...
cap (hat); cap (of a bottle, pen, etc.); leader; chief
scope; extent; scope (i.e. an optical device); scope (of a name binding)
making (a new suit, dress, etc.); having (something) made; buying new; new tune; new melody; new composition
brand-new article; new item
reserving (for exclusive use); (full) booking; chartering; block reservation
to sell like hot cakes; to fly off the shelves
mountain (or hill) behind a house, village, etc.; side of a mountain that gets little sunshine; envious; jealous
reasoning; inference; deduction; mystery genre; detective genre
expresses a firm view or feeling; please ...; would you ...
target practice; marksmanship; target shooting (e.g. at a fair)
race game (board game played with dice in which the object is to reach the end of a track); ban-sugoroku; sugoroku; traditional Japanese board game similar to backgammon