big; large; loud; extensive; spacious; important
growth; development; growing up; growth (of a company, the economy, etc.)
chest; breast; breasts; bosom; heart; lungs; stomach
crushed flat; flattened; flat-chested girl; sound of a sticky rice cake sticking to something
elder brother; one's senior; older man; man older than oneself
to call out (to); to call; to summon (a doctor, etc.); to invite; to designate; to name; to garner (support, etc.)
by no means; never!; something unexpected; emergency; (arch.) currently; (arch.) for the time being
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
to arrive at (e.g. a decision); to reach (a stage); to lead to (a place); to get to; in the extreme case of; (arch.) to come
Common Era; CE; Christian Era; Western (Gregorian) calendar
one; 1; best; first; foremost; beginning; start
what's the matter?; what's wrong?; what happened (to) ...?; what have you done (with) ...?; where is ...?
to change; to alter; to mistake; to make a mistake; to fail to keep (e.g. one's promise); to sprain (a muscle)
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
to make a mistake (in); to commit an error (e.g. in calculation); to confuse; to mistake something for something else
impossible; unlikely; improbable
face; visage; look; expression; honor; honour
very much; exceedingly; extremely
natural; reasonable; obvious; usual; common; ordinary
to bend one's head slightly to one side; to look slightly doubtful
truth; reality; proper; right; genuine; authentic
to wind; to coil; to envelope; to shroud; to outflank; to skirt
absurd; ridiculous; silly; ludicrous; nonsensical; asinine
though; notwithstanding; although
myself; yourself; I; me; you
mirror; looking-glass; barrel head; page added at the beginning of a document mentioning its purpose, date, author, etc.; mirror-shaped mochi
in front (of); before (e.g. a building); before; earlier; (the) front; frontal part; forward
to stand; to rise; to find oneself (e.g. in a difficult position); to depart (on a plane, train, etc.)
hey!; wait a minute!; whoa!; boohoo; waaaa
to all appearances; no matter how you look at it
appearance; (outward) looks; exterior appearance
to wear glasses; to put on glasses
(personal) appearance; (personal) grooming; essential skill; required knowledge
a little; some; somewhat; amount; quantity; number
to pay attention to another's needs; to attend to; to fuss about; to take into consideration
to reach the point that; to come to be that; to turn into
this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence
ruffled (hair, brush bristles, etc.); unkempt; dishevelled; idling away time; dawdling; dilly-dallying
long (distance, length); long (time); protracted; prolonged
eyes; expression of the eyes; area around the eyes; skin round one's eyes
uncool; unsophisticated; unfashionable; out of fashion; tacky