dissatisfaction; discontent; displeasure; complaint; unhappiness
unskillful; poor; awkward; imprudent; untactful
abduction; kidnapping; kidnaping
decision; settlement; definition
report (of news); reporting; news; information; (media) coverage
toy; (person or thing treated as a) plaything
combo (esp. a small jazz group); combination; set; combo (set of actions performed in sequence)
to be decided; to be settled; to be unchanging; to be the same (as always); to be a fixed rule; to be destined; to be well executed (of a manoeuvre in a sport, game, etc.)
study; library; bookstore; bookshop; publishing company
poor; pitiable; pathetic; pitiful
running away from home; elopement; (arch.) outing; (arch.) going out; (arch.) becoming a Buddhist monk; (arch.) entering the priesthood
as one would expect; just as you'd expect (from); still; all the same; even ... (e.g. "even a genius")
master; teacher; stable master
Mr.; Mrs.; makes a word more polite (usu. in fixed expressions); state; situation
somehow or other; for some reason or another; without knowing why
to make fun of; to look down on; to make light of
to roll in; to tumble into; to visit (esp. to stay overnight as an unwanted guest); to fall in one's way; to fall into one's lap
maid; helper; help; assistance
false report; incorrect report; misinformation; false alarm
preparation; arrangements; provision; getting ready; laying out (e.g. a meal)
to carry on one's shoulder; to shoulder; to bear; to bear (burden, responsibility, etc.); to take upon oneself
to wrap up; to pack; to cover; to envelop; to conceal (a feeling); to hide
and; and then; thus; and now; and finally
before one's eyes; in front of one; under one's nose; immediate; imminent; around the corner
clothes (esp. Western clothes); counter for doses of medicine, gulps of tea, drags of a cigarette, etc.
to take off (clothes, shoes, etc.); to undress
changing clothes; change of clothes
to feel shy; to be bashful; to blush
is something wrong?; what's wrong?; what's the matter?; slightest; mere; trivial
one's line of sight; one's gaze; one's eyes (looking); glance; gaze; look
naturally; of course; understandably
eleven; 11; jack (playing card); Hodgson's hawk-cuckoo (Cuculus fugax); Horsfield's hawk cuckoo
crushed flat; flattened; flat-chested girl; sound of a sticky rice cake sticking to something
and yet; despite this; but even so; but even then; however; nevertheless
bath; bathing; bathhouse; public bath; room for drying lacquerware; base (wooden joint connecting the blade of a hoe, spade, etc., to the handle)
to pass (a car); to overtake; to surpass; to outstrip; to outdistance
matter of time; question of time