to settle down; to get a steady job; to marry and raise a family; to attire oneself; to outfit oneself
tyranny; atrocity; brutality
curse; spell; malediction
exposure; laying bare; baring (e.g. skin); (photographic) exposure
to feel anxious; to feel nervous; fluttering down; trickling down (e.g. tears); hanging untidily (of hair); straggling
flat board; slab; slat; monotonous; dull; flat
waiting expectantly; waiting eagerly; looking forward to; long-awaited
extreme; excessive; terrible; intense; severe; serious
to have a feeling (that); to have a sensation (that)
standard; set; routine; decided
to think of; to hit upon; to come into one's mind; to remember; to recall
satisfaction; pride; one's strong point; one's forte; regular customer; regular client
duty; sense of duty; honor; in-law; relation by marriage
feeling refreshed; feeling relieved; neat; tidy; frank; open-hearted; completely
agreement (e.g. business, dispute); understanding; compromise; mutual relations (between family members, coworkers, etc.)
to entertain; to make welcome
order; command; directions; instructions
opportunism; double standards; timeserving; expediency
tea and cakes; refreshments
spoiled fun; loss of interest; damper (e.g. on the party); wet blanket; turn-off
to play dumb; to feign ignorance; to play the fool; to be in one's dotage
first meeting; first interview with
to be matched against (in a sports contest)
two departments (under the ritsuryo system: the Dept. of State and the Dept. of Worship)
to get used to; to grow accustomed to; to become skilled in; to become experienced at; to become tame; to become domesticated
to continue to do; to persist in doing
both people; two people; two directions; both directions
sunlight; sunshine; sunbeams
to smoke; to breathe in; to suck; to sip; to absorb; to soak up
relief; embossed carving; bringing to the fore; throwing something into relief
ancient times; distant past; antiquity
piece; fragment; one (object)
piling up; accumulating; forming a (huge) pile; lying in piles
closely (sticking, clinging, etc.); tightly
to take (a resource, e.g. time or money); to hang; to come into view; to arrive; to come under (a contract, a tax); to start (engines, motors); to attend
else; in addition; on top of that; furthermore; further; besides
something; nothing (with neg. verb)