hook (esp. for clothing); hook and eye; snap fastener; press stud; hock (white wine)
everyday clothes; ordinary clothes; casual wear; informal dress
awfully; frightfully; desperately; violently; unduly; extremely
with a rustling sound; rippling (of a stream, etc.); murmuring; slurping down (ochazuke); quickly and easily (e.g. write a letter); with ease
white; innocence; innocent person; blank space; white stone; white dragon tile; skewered grilled pig intestine
accomplice; conspirator; cohort
to grab (someone) by the collar; to seize (someone) by the lapels
to ward off; to brush away; to fling off; to drive away
to stare fixedly at; to fix one's gaze on; to make sure of; to set one's eyes on (e.g. the future); to focus on
to kneel (in respect); to genuflect
failure; mistake; blunder
feeling (much) obliged; being (very) grateful; feeling sorry (for troubling someone); feeling ashamed (e.g. of an error); (arch.) shrinking back in fear
immediately; right away; at once; easily; readily
to leave; to depart; to take one's leave
father; dad; papa; pa; pop; daddy
biggest; greatest; largest; maximum
test; trial; ordeal; tribulation
nightmare; incubus; succubus; demon appearing in a dream
crime; sin; penalty; sentence; fault; responsibility
to hold a grudge; to hold something against someone
particle used to indicate the speaker's hope, desire, wish, etc. (e.g. "it would be nice if ...", "I wish there were ...", etc.); emphatic particle; particle adding uncertainty
value; worth; estimation; evaluation; bargain; good buy
to try (out); to have a try (at); to test; to put to the test
to doubt; to distrust; to be suspicious of; to suspect
plan; project; schedule; scheme; program; programme
(great mental) resources; quick brain; resourcefulness; good wits
to excel at; to be proficient at; to grow old; to ripen; to rise high (e.g. of the sun)
how long; how far; how much
emotional strength; force of will
to put on airs; to assume importance; to be self-important; to be pretentious; to be pompous; to stand on one's dignity
to shout (in anger); to yell
revealing (information, a secret, etc.); disclosure; telling; letting out
promise; agreement; appointment; engagement; convention; rule
discomfort; inconvenience; poverty; want; inability; disability
to meet fortuitously; to meet by chance; to happen across
crying face; face of a person who is crying
doubt; question; uncertainty; skepticism; scepticism; suspicion
ignorant of the ways of the world
to threaten; to menace; to frighten (into doing)
rehabilitation; remaking one's life; rebirth; regeneration; coming back to life; revival
to swear; to vow; to take an oath; to pledge