hard to please; moody; crusty; fastidious
appearance; (outward) looks; exterior appearance
friendly; affable; amiable; sociable; loving company; (animals) taking kindly to men
senior (at work or school); superior; elder; older graduate; progenitor; old-timer
beautiful woman; (a) beauty
yearning; longing; aspiration; adoration; admiration
bridge building; mediation; go-between; intermediary; (through the) good offices (of someone)
shock (psychological); crisis (esp. financial); event that rattles the markets; shock (physical, mechanical); shock (e.g. due to lack of blood flow); trauma
character (esp. kanji); letter; handwriting; penmanship; the ... word (e.g. "the L word" = "love")
(writing, painting) brush
spreading around (news, rumor, etc.); making widely known; making public; publicizing; proclaiming
to shut; to close; to block (a street, entrance, etc.); to shut in (with snow, ice, etc.); to shut off; to consume (with negative feelings)
to overstep the mark; to go too far; to overdo it
pure; true; genuine; unmixed
correction; revision; amendment
to turn a deaf ear to; to not listen to; to not get the message
ring; circle; hoop; wheel; circle (e.g. of friends)
one of these days; someday; one day
to untie; to unfasten; to unsew; to unstitch; to solve; to work out; to dispel (misunderstanding, etc.)
tranquil; calm; restful; peaceful; quiet
truth; reality; proper; right; genuine; authentic
to teach; to instruct; to tell; to inform; to preach
no good; not serving its purpose; hopeless; wasted; cannot; must not
interesting; fascinating; amusing; funny; enjoyable; fun
for a moment; for a minute; for a while; for some time; for the time being; for now
as is; as it is; as things are; like this; this way; at this rate
next (e.g. "next April"); forthcoming; coming; to come; to arrive; to be due to
small quantity; little; little while; short distance
to finger; to touch; to make changes to; to tinker with; to dabble in; to do as a hobby
indicates reason or excuse; indicates dissatisfaction; indicates desire to be pampered or indulged
at once; immediately; without delay; promptly
greeting; greetings; speech (congratulatory or appreciative); address; reply; response; revenge
enjoyment; pleasure; diversion; anticipation; looking forward to
other (place, thing, person); the rest; outside; beyond; nothing except; nothing but
two (long cylindrical things)
enjoyment; pleasure; diversion; amusement; hobby