aroma; fragrance; scent; smell
elegant; graceful; refined; leisurely; comfortable; easy
a (short) time; a while; one time (in the past); a period; (arch.) two-hour period
to colour; to color; to apply make-up; to decorate; to garnish
pavement café; sidewalk café; open-air café
journal; magazine; periodical
ring; loop (of rope); halo (of an angel)
on the occasion of; circumstances; juncture
Shiroganese; housewife, esp. from up-market Shirogane, who does nothing but shop, dine out, etc.
city centre (center) (esp. capital city); urban centre; heart of city a metropolis
to betray; to turn traitor to; to double-cross
form; shape; state; condition; letter; correspondence
strap (often decorative for key-holder, mobile phones, etc.)
to stick; to get stuck; to be unavailable; to be busy; to be piled up (e.g. of work); to halt (in one's speech)
to fall (over, down); to collapse; to be destroyed (in a collapse); to collapse; to be confined to bed (with an illness); to come down with; to die
university hospital; teaching hospital
hospitalization; hospitalisation
obstinate; stubborn; obstinate person; stubborn person
and yet; even so; nonetheless; for all that
(not) at all; (not) a bit; (not) in the least; (not) in the slightest
to cough violently; to have a coughing fit
slowly; tardily; complaining; grumbling; unsettled (e.g. weather); loose
complete; completion; perfection; accomplishment
to touch; to feel; to touch (with); to experience; to come in contact with; to touch on (a subject); to allude to
next (to); adjoining; adjacent; house next door; neighbouring house; next-door neighbour
can be; can exist; can stay; cannot help but ...
to do something in readiness for; to get something (needful) done
buying; shopping; buyer; purchase
strawberry (esp. the garden strawberry, Fragaria x ananassa)
loose; lenient; lax; gentle (curve, slope, etc.); slow; weak; soft
mouse; rat; dark gray; dark grey; slate (color, colour)
first thing in the morning
to be effective; to be fruitful; to be worthwhile; to be worth; to be rewarded; to pay off
privilege; special favor; special favour; benefit; prerogative; perk
to miss; to overlook; to let pass (a matter); to overlook (e.g. a wrongdoing); to pass up (e.g. an opportunity); to let (a good ball) go by
cannot (due to external circumstances); cannot afford to; must not; impossible to; no way one can (do)
as was expected; just as one thought; sure enough; really; actually; ever