making; forming; cultivating; form; appearance
between-meal snack; mid-afternoon (around 3 o'clock) snack; afternoon refreshment; afternoon tea
biting into a whole fruit (esp. apple)
drunkenness; intoxication; motion sickness; travel sickness
love; love-making; passion; emotion; affections
residing; living; dwelling
erotic; sexy; arousing; risque; sultry
healthy; sound; wholesome
sports-minded; sports-oriented
to take a breath; to take a short rest
nature (of a person); sex; gender; sex (i.e. sexual attraction, activity, etc.); gender; -ty
kneading; gloss; paste (e.g. bean paste, mustard paste); parading of portable shrines and floats at festivals
news coverage; collecting data (e.g. for an article); covering (something for media); interview
suit (clothing); suit (playing cards)
being in charge (of an area of responsibility); being responsible (for a work role, etc.)
electronic book; e-book; electronic banking; electron beam; exchangeable bond
I don't know ...; how about ...?; I wonder; what about ..?
it hasn't been long since
cannot (due to external circumstances); cannot afford to; must not; impossible to; no way one can (do)
ought to do; have to do; must do; feel obliged to
in itself; as it is; in its own way; within its capacity; within limitations
lead nowhere; get one nowhere; no use; fruitless; there's no point (in doing)
isn't it?; let's ...; why don't we ...; how about we ...
article; news story; report; account
good prospects; full of hope; promising
contribution (furthering a goal or cause); services (to a cause)
as if ...; as if to say ...; as though ...
suddenly (rising to fame, etc.); instantly; immediately; one bound; one leap
to attract attention; to come into the limelight
fresh off the farm; inexperienced
real intention; motive; true opinion; what one really thinks
(one's) sleeping hours; hours of sleep
to wrinkle; to crinkle; to shrivel
(not) well; (not) properly; (not) enough; (not) sufficiently; (not) satisfactorily; (not) decently
to make an enemy (of); to antagonize
how much; how many; however (much); no matter how; what matters is ...; it all comes down to ...
easy; simple; simple (way of thinking, etc.); simple-minded; soft; lax
unsatisfying; disappointing; abrupt; not enough; too quick; too short