fastidiousness; love of cleanliness
commanding; awe-inspiring; bitter (cold); piercing
to be greatly perplexed; to be at a loss; to be sorely troubled; to be greatly embarrassed
to recognise; to recognize; to know by sight; to become acquainted with
restless; fidgety; lively; busy
estimate; estimation; valuation; quotation
with energy (of parties and such); enthusiastically; going all out
hasty; rash; rushed; hurried; impatient; impetuous
purchase; buying; buying used articles as a company; trade-in; purchase on a no-return policy; lump-sum payment
person in charge (of an area of work); person responsible; contact (person)
to prick; to stab; to poke; to prod; to use (a cane); to prop oneself up with
khan (medieval ruler of a Tatary tribe)
stink; bad odor; bad odour; stench
difference; distinction; discrepancy; mistake; error
to add fuel to the fire; to make things worse; to stir things up
to make light of; to ignore; to slight
to raise oneself up to one's full height; to strike a daunting pose
to hold fast; to protect to the end
holding a castle (during a siege); holing up; confinement (to one's home); staying at home; staying indoors
no problem; all right; not an issue; unobjectionable
leaving out; omitting; skipping; (beating) in succession; in a row
looking slender in clothing
going to and fro; back and forth
to barricade oneself in; to hold (a fort, etc.); to shut oneself up; to be besieged; to dig in
failure; defeat; mistake; unconsciousness
demolition; pulling down; destruction; dismantling
to the end; to the bitter end; to the last; after all; it must be remembered; only
abruptly (rising); slowly (rising)
to be given the cold shoulder; to be jilted; to be rejected; to be dumped
to burst into flames; to fire (of a gun); to fan a fire with one's breath
useless; no future in it; doesn't make sense; having no point
leaving (e.g. work at end of day); withdrawal (e.g. from a noble's or superior's presence); exit (e.g. from a market)
what is to be done?; what should (I) do?; what (am I) to do?
tsukemono; Japanese pickled vegetables