new colour; fresh-looking colour (e.g. of plants); vivid colour
eye; eyeball; eyesight; sight; look; stare; notice
to draw (attention, sympathy, etc.); to attract (e.g. interest)
female; woman; female sex; female lover; girlfriend; mistress
results; record; grades; marks
superior; excellent; brilliant; outstanding
motor nerve; reflexes; athletic ability; motor coordination
and; and then; thus; and now; and finally
appearance; (outward) looks; exterior appearance
unthinkable; unexpected; absolutely not!; far from it!; (it was) no bother at all; not at all
itself; one's own body; oneself; originally; naturally
vivid; bright; brilliant; skillful; skilful; adept
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
surroundings; environs; circumference
suddenly and in a loud voice (e.g. sobbing)
to shine; to glitter; to sparkle
to feel (as if); to have a feeling (that); to have a hunch (that); to feel like doing; to want to do
long (distance, length); long (time); protracted; prolonged
(for an object) to be shiny; to be glossy; (for a woman) to be alluring; to look sexy
with a rustling sound; rippling (of a stream, etc.); murmuring; slurping down (ochazuke); quickly and easily (e.g. write a letter); with ease
beautician; cosmetician; hairdresser; hair stylist
eh?; what?; yes; that's correct; (arch.) strengthens a question, assertion, etc.; (arch.) hey
perfect; complete; flawless
to cut with scissors; to put scissors to; to punch (e.g. ticket); to prune (e.g. shrub)
wrong; not good; hopeless; past hope; must not do
absurd; unreasonable; extreme; senseless; disorderly; chaotic
recoil; hesitation; flinching; shrinking back
seems; I think; I guess; don't you agree?; I thought you'd say that!
lamé (cloth made from gold or silver thread)
to inlay; to set; to stud (e.g. star-studded sky); to enchase (something) with; to mount (gems)
like; similar to; as with; in the same way
to be contrary; to run counter (to); to conflict (with); to disagree (with)
coincident with; while; simultaneously
to give (esp. to someone of lower status); to bestow; to provide; to afford; to assign; to cause
besides; furthermore; on top of that; and yet; nevertheless; even so
charm; fascination; glamour; glamor; attraction; appeal
to be tied together; to be connected to; to lead to; to be related to; to be related (by blood)
feature; trait; characteristic; peculiarity; distinction
profile; face in profile; face seen from the side; (personal) profile; (biographical) sketch; outline (of someone's life)