suffering; distress; hardship; trial
future prospects; promise
youth; child (esp. of the young son of someone of high social standing); young; new
vertical stripes; striped fabric
high heels; high-heeled shoes
insincere smile; ingratiating smile; polite smile; forced smile
head; chief; leader; the greatest of all; the most excellent
scale (of fish, snake, etc.); serif (on kana or kanji (e.g. in Mincho font))
to poke (repeatedly, lightly); to nudge; to peck at (one's food); to pick at; to peck at (someone's faults, etc.); to egg on
repeatedly opening and closing (one's mouth); gasping; flapping (e.g. shoe sole); gaping open and shut; heartily (eating); devouring
these guys; these fellows
to shine; to glitter; to sparkle
administrative; businesslike; practical; impersonal; perfunctory; robot-like
flaring up; burning hotly; flying into a rage; losing one's cool; opening suddenly and widely (e.g. eyes, mouth); (arch.) acting resolutely
to start to say; to attempt to say; to be about to say; to speak to; to address
elegant; graceful; refined; leisurely; comfortable; easy
string; cord; man who is financially dependent on a woman; gigolo; restrictions; conditions
mimicking someone's speech; imitating someone's way of speaking; mimicry
view without saying a word; tacit permission
injustice; unfairness; wrongdoing; iniquity; impropriety; irregularity
to keep within limits (e.g. spending); to restrain (e.g. emotions); to control; to hold back (e.g. an enemy); to check; to curb
to be unable to; to find difficult (unpleasant, awkward, painful) to do; to serve two or more functions or roles simultaneously; to contain (or combine) two or more features; to work in two or more jobs simultaneously (positions, etc.); to do alongside
to feign ignorance; to pretend one doesn't know
thoroughly; completely; utterly; severely; harshly; terribly
space; air; midair; (from) memory; (by) heart
to talk on and on; to rattle on; to keep on talking (without pause)
to be hesitant; to feel timid
to be discouraged; to shrink from
to catch; to stop the blow; to react to; to take (advice, etc.); to accept
retreat; falling back; recession; waning; backspace (key)
Western clothing; Western binding