too much; excessively; too
door (esp. Japanese-style); shutter; window shutter; (arch.) entrance (to a home); (arch.) narrows
immediately; as soon as possible; as quickly as possible
to cure; to heal; to fix; to correct; to do over again; to replace
to be conspicuous; to stand out
ironically enough; as irony would have it; in a nice little twist
establishing proof; demonstration; substantiation
with ... as a start; taking advantage of; inspired by
to triumph; to be elated with success
end; conclusion; last; final; no sooner than; once
force; strength; capability; ability; efficacy; effect; effort
twice; again; second time
to droop (e.g. ears of grain); to bow one's head; to hang one's head
up through; up until; down to; from ... to ... (e.g. from head to toe); everything from ... to ...
older brother and younger sister
(not) even once; (not) ever
very; extremely; terrible; horrid; remarkable; extraordinary
to be curious; to wonder; to marvel
conflict; complication; troubles; discord
innocent; cherubic; childlike
of all (things, people, places, days, etc.)
while it may be true that; just because; nevertheless; not necessarily
confession; acknowledgement; acknowledgment
noisy; loud; annoying; troublesome; fussy; finicky
to be born and raised (in); to be born and brought up; to be born and bred
environment; circumstance
social status; social position
gender; distinction of sex; sex
another; different; separate; discrete
accused; defendant; prisoner at the bar
to collect (e.g. one's thoughts); to get in order
painful; bitter; tough; difficult; cruel; harsh
inference; deduction; induction; reasoning
kimono; Japanese traditional clothing (esp. full-length); clothing; clothes
very; awfully; exceedingly; (not) at all; by no means; simply (cannot)
evening; night; dinner; evening meal; counter for nights
with a start; with a jump
top and bottom; high and low; going up and down; rising and falling; going and coming back; upper and lower classes
exactly; precisely; just; as if; as though; quite
blind spot (e.g. of a driver); dead angle; dead ground; dead space
to come true (of a wish, prayer, etc.); to be realized; to suit (e.g. a purpose); to meet (wishes, ideals, etc.); to match (implies competition); to rival
objection; dissent; protest