genuine article; real thing; real deal
bewilderment; perplexity; embarrassment; discomfiture; bafflement
confrontation; opposition; antagonism
to send (something unsolicited); to send without the receiver's request
important; serious; valuable; precious; serious matter; major incident
plate; dish; serving; helping; kanji radical 108 (at the bottom)
suddenly; unexpectedly; by chance; accidentally; lightly; nimbly
to pick up; to adopt (e.g. a proposal); to accept; to take away; to confiscate; to deliver (a baby)
to kill; to defeat; to beat
trying to think of a way (to); devising means (to); working out (how to do); contriving (to raise money); managing
to shorten; to narrow; to close; to shrink
to be shut; to close; to be firm (of a body, face, etc.); to be well-knit; to be locked; to tighten
chill; the shivers; shivering fit; cold; coldness; cold air
to (make something) quiver; to shake; to tremble; to vibrate
lawfulness; propriety; reasonableness; appropriateness; legality; legitimacy
to (take out and) show; to demonstrate; to point out (finger, clock hand, needle, etc.); to indicate; to show
to work out; to think up; to devise; to manage to find (money, time, etc.); to scrape together (funds)
to lose; to be defeated; to succumb; to give in; to be inferior to; to break out in a rash due to (e.g. lacquer, shaving, etc.)
bet; wager; stake; gamble
seeming to be; appearing to be; like; similar to; in order to (e.g. meet goal); so that
to slide into; to slip into
to declare; to assert; to say bluntly; to say straight out
to pretend not to see; to turn one's back on
to walk behind someone; to follow in someone's footsteps
provocation; stirring up; arousal; excitement; stimulation
readiness; preparedness; resolution; resignation
ten; 10; ten years of age
to rest against the wall; to lean against a wall
older sister and younger brother
to touch; to come in contact with; to receive (e.g. visitor); to attend to; to receive (news); to get; to encounter
to lend a hand; to give a hand; to help; to extend a helping hand
towards; against; regarding; in contrast with
declaration of war; proclamation of war