to lose hair; to become bald; to become bare (e.g. a mountain becomes bare of trees)
suited figure; person in a suit
donation; contribution; endowment
construction; establishment
brunette; woman or girl with brown skin or eyes
private tutor; coach; governess
grandmother; old woman; female senior citizen
seeming to want to say something; looking like one wants to give one's opinion
antiques business; curio dealer; secondhand dealer
ruby; ruby character; small hiragana or katakana readings of kanji usually above or to the side of the kanji (esp. used by printers and in ref. to printed material); Ruby (programming language)
choker (type of necklace)
firefight; gun battle; shoot-out
slightly (of an action); (looking) small and quiet
person of culture; cultured person
to talk (a person) down; to confute
excellent; very good; exultant; elated
preliminary inspection; having a look in advance; preparatory read-through (e.g. of lesson notes); siding (on a house); clapboard
unique; individual; original; unusual
grandmother; old woman; female senior citizen
brave woman; heroine; lady of character; Amazon
such; this sort of; like this
smelling of mold; musty; putrid; old-fashioned; stale; hackneyed
eight (long cylindrical things)
dilapidated house; deserted house
to mediate; to intervene; to smooth
a lot; many; (not) much; (not) many; almost (none)
bottomless (bucket, etc.); unbounded (good nature, optimism, etc.); boundless; imprudent; indiscreet; extremely heavy drinker