figure; form; appearance; dress; state; condition
time; hour; period; class
to urge; to encourage; to press; to stimulate (e.g. growth); to hasten (e.g. development); to quicken
green; emerald green; green color of new foliage; verdure
outline; main points; generally; on the whole; general; rough
unity; consolidation; uniformity; unification; compatible
futon; Japanese bedding consisting of a mattress and a duvet; round cushion used for Zen meditation (traditionally made of woven bulrush leaves)
indeed; really; truly; very much
to hold between (e.g. one's fingers, chopsticks); to grip (from both sides); to put between; to sandwich between; to catch (e.g. a finger in a door); to trap; to insert (e.g. a break into proceedings)
horizontal (as opposed to vertical); lying down; side-to-side (as opposed to front-to-back); width; side (of a box, etc.); beside
strange; weird; wonder; mystery; cleverness; adroitness
colour; color; complexion; skin colour; look (on one's face); expression; appearance
beautiful; lovely; heartwarming; beautiful
bag; sack; skin of an orange (and other like fruits); dead end; plot of land surrounded by water
to shine; to glitter; to be bright
delicious; tasty; sweet; attractive; appealing; convenient
confections; sweets; candy; cake
I'm sorry; my apologies; may I come in?; permission; leave; dismissal
gradually; by degrees; little by little; steps; stairs; staircase
suddenly; unexpectedly; by chance; accidentally; lightly; nimbly
to pinch; to hold (between one's fingers); to pick up and eat; to snack on; to pick out (the main point); to summarize
light; illumination; ray; happiness; hope; influence
reflection; reverberation; reflex; reflexes
with a start; with a jump
to hit (e.g. to have a car hit someone); to run into; to reject; to deny; to eliminate; to exclude; to flip
quite; entirely; completely; as if; as though; just like
several; a number of; quantity; amount; counting; figures; number
rice bowl; tea cup; teacup
tender; kind; gentle; graceful; affectionate; amiable
polite; courteous; civil; careful; close; thorough
genuine article; real thing; real deal
spurious article; forgery; counterfeit; imitation; sham
to seize; to catch; to obtain; to acquire; to understand; to grasp
fool; idiot; dotage; senility; touched in the head (from); out of it (from)
to stop (an activity); to cease; to discontinue; to cancel; to abandon; to give up