(sense of) cleanliness; (sense of) freshness
attractive; good-looking; stylish; cool; smooth; neat
incomparable; cannot compare (with); beyond comparison; in another league
dazzling; glaring; dazzlingly beautiful
foreigner; foreign citizen; foreign national; alien; non-Japanese
mother's side of family; maternal (grandfather, uncle, etc.)
marked; pronounced; showing a strong tendency (towards)
to succeed (a person, to a position, etc.); to inherit; to patch (clothes); to mend; to add (e.g. charcoal to the fire); to replenish with
older brother and younger sister
Northern Europe; Nordic countries; Scandinavia
deep (colour); dark; strong (flavour, smell, etc.); thick (consistency); dense; strong (possibility, etc.)
being produced in a particular region; local specialty
to be ready; to be prepared; to be in order; to be put in order; to be adjusted; to be regulated
material (for a story, article, etc.); information; joke; jest; proof; evidence; (magician's) trick
thank you for waiting; sorry to have kept you waiting
putting on a brave face; put-on cheeriness; pretending one is fine; show of courage; bravado; Dutch courage
lively; vigorous; sprightly; animated; vivid
flare skirt; flared skirt
to dart one's eyes about; to be surprised; to be bewildered; to be confused; to be flustered
emission; emanation; letting out (feelings); venting; divergence (of light); divergence
everybody; every last one of them; all
hole; opening; pit; hollow; burrow; den; deficit
out-of-place; inappropriate; sticking out like a sore thumb
warm; mild; (pleasantly) hot; considerate; kind; genial
sweetly (smiling); broadly (grinning)
determined spirit; unyielding spirit; will
senior high school student
haughty; arrogant; pompous; self-important
to take an attitude; to take a stance; to commit oneself; to assume a position
middle and high-school students
special; particular; extraordinary; exceptional; especial