something-something (e.g. platitudes, waffling); yada yada; so-and-so
slim figure; slender body; slimming; weight reduction
slightly elevated; slightly higher (of a price); marginally up; edging higher
one-way traffic; one-way (e.g. communication); one-sided
phantasmagoric; protean; shape-shifting; kaleidoscopic; capable of ever-changing appearance
depending on the situation; depending on circumstances
to raise; to bring up; to rear; to cultivate; to foster; to nurture
scattered; separated; dispersed
poisonous; toxic; addictiveness
breaking off relations (with); severing one's connections (with); breaking with (e.g. one's past); insulation (electrical or thermal); isolation
to continue to hold; to hold on to (for a long period); to maintain; to keep
carelessness; inattention; thoughtlessness; negligence
protective instinct; defensive instinct
to have a family (e.g. wife or husband and children); to raise a family
how can (one) do something
person with whom to speak; someone to talk to; companion; advisor; adviser
unbecoming; unsuitable; disgraceful; wrong for one's age; unworthy of one's years; thoughtless for one's age
movie theatre; movie theater; cinema
secrecy; confidentiality; privacy; one's circumstances (esp. fiscal)
to blend (e.g. fact and fiction); to mix; to weave (together)
thereupon; shortly thereafter
in perfect form; going swimmingly
butter from cow's milk; storax (resin); styrax; toad venom
power spot; spiritual hot spot; location said to be flowing with mystical energy
goshuin; seal stamp given to worshippers and visitors to shrines and temples; letter bearing the shogun's scarlet seal
turning round; going around; turning about; surrounding; encircling
wild; uninhibited; extravagant; rampant
refreshment; refreshing oneself; refreshing one's spirit; (memory) refresh
basking in the sun; sunbathing
blue; azure; green; pale (facial color); gray; unripe
to have a lot of influence (in); to have clout (with); to be influential; to have contacts (in)
to invite in; to show someone in
helping each other; supporting each other; mutual cooperation; give and take; reciprocity; interdependence
sparse; thin; scattered; straggling; sporadic
care; looking after; trouble; bother; good offices; recommendation
energy; vigour; vigor; liveliness; spirit; life
popular; well-liked; common; frequent; popular music; pop music