to be elegant; to be graceful; to be refined
(social) standing; status; identity; birth; one's circumstances; one's means
recognizing anew; seeing something in a new light
request; favour (to ask); wish; please
idiot; moron; trivial matter; folly; stupid; foolish
to receive favor (favour); to be much obliged to someone; to be indebted
(power of) understanding; comprehensive faculty
to catch up (with); to draw level; to pull even; to be compensated; to make up for one's losses
return gift; return favour (favor); revenge; change (in a cash transaction)
(not) at all; (not) in the slightest; wholly; entirely; extremely; very
to be sufficient; to be enough; to be worth doing; to be worthy of; to do (the job); to serve
to be useful; to be helpful; to serve the purpose
too; also; still; as before; even so; either way
natural; right; proper; naturally; as a matter of course; rightly
way of saying (something); way of putting it; wording; phrasing; language; expression
isn't it?; let's ...; why don't we ...; how about we ...
to well (up); to gush forth (of water); to appear (esp. suddenly) (sweat, tears, etc.); to feel emotions from (joy, bravery, etc.); to hatch (esp. of parasitic insects, etc.)
to give up; to abandon (hope, plans); to resign oneself (to)
important; serious; valuable; precious; serious matter; major incident
to support; to prop; to sustain; to hold at bay; to stem; to check
treasure; treasured item; prized possession
unshapely; ill-formed; misshapen; awkward; clumsy
to rock; to shake; to swing
anyhow; at any rate; anyway; somehow or other; generally speaking; in any case
to become confused (disconcerted, disorganized, disorganised); to be flustered; to panic; to hurry; to rush; to hasten
to bend oneself forward (esp. in curiosity or excitement); to hang out (e.g. over a balcony)
to reach; to touch; to be delivered; to arrive; to be attentive; to be scrupulous
cloth; fabric; dough; batter; inherent quality; one's true character; unglazed pottery
ramen; Chinese-style noodles
amount necessary to fill a container (e.g. cupful, spoonful, etc.); drink (usu. alcoholic); full; one squid, octopus, crab, etc.; one boat; fully; to capacity
to reach; to amount to; to be up to the task; to come up to; to compare with; to be a match (for)
cheap; inexpensive; calm; peaceful; quiet
to; for; from the standpoint of; as far as ... is concerned
bright red; deep red; flushed (of face); downright (e.g. lie); complete; utter
to return (something); to restore; to turn over; to turn upside down; to pay back; to retaliate; to respond (with)