to squeeze; to wring out; to narrow down; to refine
attack; assault; raid; criticism; censure; denunciation
fortress; stronghold; citadel
three sides; small offering stand
to surround; to crowd around
fort; stronghold; fortification
by the way; in this connection; incidentally; in passing
20 years old; (arch.) twenty
matter; affair; counter for (received) emails, text messages, voicemail messages, etc.; counter for accounts (on a website, email service, etc.)
to knit one's brows (in discomfort, unease, disapproval, etc.); to raise one's eyebrows; to frown; to scowl
it is, isn't it?; I know, right?; innit?
precise; exact; detailed; accurate; minute; close
degree (angle, temperature, scale, etc.); counter for occurrences; strength (of glasses); glasses prescription; alcohol content (percentage); alcohol by volume; extent
to chip; to be chipped; to be missing (from a set, team, etc.); to be absent; to be lacking (in); to be short (of)
feature; trait; characteristic; peculiarity; distinction
year; age; years; past one's prime; old age
handsome; shapely; clean-cut (features)
weak (constitution); sickly; feeble; in poor health
Imperial Family; Imperial Household
good-looking guy; handsome man; hunk; Adonis; cool guy
natural; intrinsic; from birth
to feel around for; to fumble for; to investigate; to probe into; to explore (parts unknown); to enjoy (natural beauty)
lion; left-hand guardian dog at a Shinto shrine
cross; crossing; intersecting; cross (soccer)
swing; shake; appearance; behaviour; pretence (pretense); show; going to restaurant, hotel etc. without a reservation or introduction
to give thought to; to bear in mind; to keep in mind
(one) matter; (one) item; (one) case
to accompany; to follow; to keep up with
to begin to say; to start talking; to broach (a matter); to be the first to say; to suggest (doing); to propose
perfect; complete; flawless
cartoon; comic; comic strip; manga
to come out; to appear; to turn up; to emerge
dainty; delicate; slender; fragile (e.g. furniture); delicate; frail
else; in addition; on top of that; furthermore; further; besides
-ish; -like; resembling; appearing to be; seeming to be
messenger; envoy; emissary
lower back; waist; hips; body (of hair, noodle, paper, etc.); resilience; spring
to set up (a house, store, etc.); to build; to have at the ready (e.g. a gun); to hold in preparation (e.g. a camera); to adopt a posture; to assume a stance; to put on an air