outer circumference; perimeter; outskirts; periphery
refined; elegant; graceful; classic
head (of organization, organisation); chief; sheikh; emir
contract; compact; agreement
talk; chat; troth; lovers' vow
to exchange; to interchange
transfer; assignment; conveyance
to contract (to do); to undertake; to take on (work); (arch.) to take responsibility for; (arch.) to be liable for
base; basis; bedrock; platform
to say; to be pleased to say
person of paramount authority; supreme wielder of power
to shake; to waver; to tremble
devoting oneself to; concentrating on; being an ardent admirer of; (arch.) tipping over and collapsing
to need; to demand; to take; to require
sliver of hope; gleam of hope; ray of hope
recovery; return to form; regaining one's (usual) form; demodulation
to swing; to sway; to shake; to waver; to feel shaken; to become unstable
to be affected; to put on airs; to act like (something one isn't); to pretend to be
to jest; to joke; to play the fool; to act indecently; to be silly over
hostility; animosity; enmity
to have a chill run down one's spine
indeterminate form; undefined; indefinite; unstructured
impression; strong belief (of the judge); conviction
grandmother; old woman; female senior citizen
iron rust; iron hydroxide
fukuwarai; New Year's game in which blindfolded players place cutouts of facial features onto the outline of a face
cash; ready money; money on hand; mercenary; self-interested; calculating
to take a long hard look at; to look (someone) full in the face
making different (comic) faces, esp. using small props
to push (something) against
to form; to shape; to make; to mold; to mould; to build up
(pieces of metal, etc. hitting each other) noisily; cluttered; disordered; messy
infant; baby; little child
party (political); person who is fond of; fan of
looking like (someone); taking after (either of one's parents)
crumpled; wrinkled; crinkled; creased
since some time ago; for some time; for quite a while
to raise one's head; to come to the fore; to rise into importance; to gain strength; to rear its head