to increase; to add to; to augment
common; ordinary; conventional; customary
to assume the air of ...; to behave like ...; to put on airs; to be self-important
hypocrite; dissembler; wolf in sheep's clothing; fox in a lamb's skin
to collect oneself; to cool off; to recover oneself
unrelated; irrelevant; unconcerned; unconnected
forcibly; against one's will
to invite; to ask (someone to do); to tempt; to lure; to induce (tears, laughter, sleepiness, etc.); to arouse (e.g. sympathy)
meddling; meddlesomeness; nosiness; meddler; buttinsky; busybody
to be honest; to be frank; honestly; if you want to know the truth
thoughtless; reckless; seldom; rare; ordinary; usual
one tenth; one hundredth; one percent; one tenth of a sun; one quarter ryō (an old coin)
to be sad; to mourn for; to regret
kapow; bang; bulging; filled to bursting; prostitute (catering to Occupation soldiers in Japan after WWII)
pain; anguish; distress; suffering; hardship
to take on; to undertake; to take over; to inherit; to guarantee; to vouch for
absorption; giving undivided attention; devoting oneself (to)
failing to properly evaluate the (relative) importance (of); putting the cart before the horse; mistaking the cause for the end; mistaking the insignificant for the essential; getting one's priorities backwards
foolish; idiotic; stupid; ridiculous; absurd
after all; in the end; anyway; (cannot) possibly; (not) at all; (not) by any means
living thing; living creature; animal; life
snake; serpent; large snake
apple (fruit); apple tree (Malus pumila)
to present; to submit; to tender; to hold out
eve (esp. Christmas Eve); the night before
tiny amount (degree, extent); paltry amount; slightest bit
satisfaction; contentment; sufficient; satisfactory; satisfying (an equation)
declaration of independence
to shut oneself in (e.g. one's room); to be confined in; to be filled with (emotion, enthusiasm, etc.); to fill the room (of a gas, smell, etc.); to be heavy with (e.g. smoke); to be muffled (e.g. voice); to hold (a castle, fortress, etc.)
soundly (sleeping); fast (asleep)
deep sleep; sound sleep; profound sleep
line; stripe; line (e.g. telephone line); wire; ray (e.g. X-ray); beam; line (e.g. of a railroad)
to stay at (e.g. hotel); to be docked; to be berthed; to be moored
meeting; conference; session; assembly; council; convention
at the very beginning; first of all; first and foremost; before anything else
to entrust (someone) with; to leave (a matter) with someone; to have someone deliver (a message, parcel, etc.); to send (through someone); to use (something) to express (one's feelings, opinion, etc.); to express in the form of (something)
full of energy; full of liveliness; full of pep
husband; groom; (one's) son-in-law