declining; refusal; nonacceptance; turning down; withdrawal (e.g. of candidacy); pulling out (e.g. of a race)
to raise one's face; to lift one's head; to raise one's eyes
event; festivities; function; social gathering; auspices; opening
early; a little earlier than usual; a little faster than usual; slightly quicker
single word; a few words; brief comment
custom; convention; tradition; mores; conventional practice
to be impolite; to be discourteous
to be found; to be discovered
riot; rebellion; (media) uproar; brouhaha; feud; tussle
excessive; unmerited; generous; past participle
to shake one's head (in disagreement); to disagree; to refuse; to say no; to turn down (a request)
to cause a person trouble
to beg; to ask; to request; to pray; to wish
from out of nowhere; from who knows where
shrill voice (esp. of women and children)
to keep company; to look after; to entertain; to play (a game) with
to lay hands on; to touch; to care for; to look after; to make off with; to steal
as expected; just as one thought; as feared; sure enough
walking; pace; step; course (of history, one's life, etc.); history; pitch (of a screw, etc.)
slowly; unhurriedly; easily (e.g. in time); well; well (e.g. sleep); comfortably
to fix; to settle; to standardize; constant; definite; uniform
space; interval; space character; whitespace
else; in addition; on top of that; furthermore; further; besides
figure of a person; figures of people; shadow of a person
corridor; hallway; passageway
to resound; to be heard far away; to reverberate; to shake; to come (home); to remain (with someone)
first meeting; first interview with
close; intimate; on good terms
but; however; (and) yet; nevertheless; still; for all that
the very end; finish; to the very end; to the last; thoroughly
fault; error; going poorly; being disadvantageous; un-; non-
to have tears in one's eyes; to be moved to tears
looking at someone (with upturned eyes); glancing upwards (at someone)
particle; atom; little piece; not at all; not the slightest
eh?; what?; yes; that's correct; used for soft emphasis or to soften a statement or request; (arch.) strengthens a question, assertion, etc.
hatred; abhorrence; loathing; detestation
innocent; not guilty; harmless
to behave; to conduct oneself; to act; to treat (someone) to (food or drink); to entertain (e.g. to lunch)
end; final; end of life; death; never; not at all
pillar; post; support; prop; counter for buddhas, gods, nobles, etc.
invisibly; secretly; privately
to come near (to); to approach; to be on the verge of; to be about to reach (a stage, period, etc.); to overhang; to hang over
to herd; to drive; to corner; to force someone into doing; to go hard; to push yourself
to lock up; to shut up; to imprison
(confronting a problem, etc.) head-on; directly; outright; (lit.) from the front
to have one's breath taken away; to gasp (in surprise, wonder, etc.); to have one's breath catch in one's throat; to gulp