to talk; to speak; to tell; to explain; to speak (a language)
endorsing and questioning the preceding statement; lamenting reflections on the preceding statement
recently; lately; these days; nearest; closest
somehow or other; for some reason or another; without knowing why
to reach the point that; to come to be that; to turn into
to dye; to colour; to color
earrings (for pierced ears); ear piercing; body piercing
to grow long (e.g. hair, nails); to lengthen; to extend; to reach out; to hold out; to straighten; to smooth out
nail (e.g. fingernail, toenail); claw; plectrum; pick; hook; clasp
glossy (e.g. hair); sleek; shiny; lustrous
manicure; nail polish; nail varnish
to paint; to plaster; to lacquer; to varnish; to spread; to smear
face with no make-up; sobriety
eye; eyeball; eyesight; sight; look; stare; notice
to draw (attention, sympathy, etc.); to attract (e.g. interest)
handsome; shapely; clean-cut (features); decent; proper; correct
careful; elaborate; scrupulous
make-up; making food (in a delivery-only restaurant); cooking
furthermore; again; after all; more and more; moreover; even more
to polish up; to shine up
junior high school student; middle school pupil
approximately; about; to (about) the extent that; (almost) enough that; as ... as ...; like
to look (sound, behave) grown-up; to be adult-like; to mature
atmosphere; mood; a certain air; presence; (Earth's) atmosphere
back; reverse; rear side; height; stature; ridge (of a mountain)
high; tall; expensive; high-priced; high (level); above average (in degree, quality, etc.)
exactly; precisely; closely; tightly; properly; without fail
absurd; unreasonable; extreme; senseless; disorderly; chaotic
to be refined; to be polished; to be stylish; to be sophisticated
one; 1; best; first; foremost; beginning; start
neighbourhood; neighborhood
junior high school; middle school; lower secondary school
to go to and from (a place); to go back and forth between; to go to (school, work, etc.); to attend; to circulate (e.g. blood, electricity); to be communicated (e.g. thought)
indicates uncertainty or second hand nature of information quoted
model; dummy; model (profession); fashion model; model (of a vehicle, machine, etc.); version; model (e.g. mathematical)
activity (of a person, organization, animal, volcano, etc.); action; movie (esp. during the silent movie period)
ace (playing card); ace (of a team); leading player; ace; hotshot; ace (serve)
scholarly ability; scholarship; knowledge; literary ability
prefecture (Japan); county (China, Taiwan, Norway, etc.); department (France); province (Italy, Spain, etc.)
fifth court rank; black-crowned night heron (Nycticorax nycticorax); night heron; five ranks; five stages