to compare (something) to; to liken; to speak figuratively; to use a simile; to use a metaphor
to ask a question; to begin to ask a question
to accomplish; to finish; to fulfill
rest; break; recreation; recuperation; convalescence
audience (with a person of high standing); eye-level
creepy (feeling); uneasy (feeling); bad (feeling); giving one the creeps; hideous; scaring
first floor; ground floor; one floor; one storey; one rank
chapel; place of worship (esp. Christian); place of worship (esp. Buddhist and Shinto)
metre; meter; meter; gauge
long (time); longstanding; for a long time
condition; state of preservation
(practical) application; putting to practical use; applied
bed; berth; crib; cot; kip; bedroom
watch-keeping; guard; lookout
together; at the same time; same; identical
duvet; bed cover; coverlet; quilt; comforter; eiderdown
to pretend not to see; to turn one's back on
to hold; to carry; to embrace (in one's arms)
Western-style clothes (cf. traditional Japanese clothes)
wasteful; a waste; too good; more than one deserves; impious; profane
superior airs; air of importance; overemphasis
return gift; return favour (favor); revenge; change (in a cash transaction)
announcement; presentation; demonstration; displaying; showing; introducing
to burst into bud; to sprout; to have a crush; to be infatuated
not exceeding; and downward; below (e.g. standard); under (e.g. a level); the below-mentioned; the following
yawn; yawning; kanji "yawning" radical (radical 76)
suitable time; good time; propriety; moderation
anything and everything; all sorts of things; by all means
to be in high spirits; to be full of vigor (vigour); to be enthusiastic; to be eager; to stretch to breaking point
dear (old); fondly-remembered; beloved; missed; nostalgic
alteration; falsification; faking
to encourage; to cheer; to raise (the voice)
to freeze to; to be frozen to; to freeze in place; to be still
sleep-talking; nonsense; gibberish
(in) the middle of; (in) the midst of; (in) the course of; (at) the height of
to prick up one's ears and listen; to listen attentively
at this juncture; after all this time; at this stage; now
remote past; far ago; time immemorial
invitation; solicitation; canvassing; canvasing; inducement; persuasion
thought; imagination; mind; desire; wish; love