neglect; negligence; disregard; making light of
good thing; nice thing; good excuse; good grounds; interjection used to impress an idea or to urge a response
yuzu (Citrus ichangensis x C. reticulata)
declining; refusal; rejection; announcement; notice
refusal; rejection; denial; veto
bitter smile; wry smile; strained laugh; sarcastic laugh
materials; ingredients; material (for a novel, experiment, etc.); subject matter; grounds (for a decision, judgement, etc.); basis
colour; color; hue; tints
corridor; hallway; passageway
steadily; unflaggingly; untiringly; knocking; tapping; clicking
to stop walking; to pause
ringleader; main culprit; main cause; source
to pay no attention to (while listening); to take no notice of; to ignore; to let go in one ear and out the other
as expected; just as one thought; as feared; sure enough
tap-tap; knock-knock; cough-cough; bark (of a fox); yelp; heavily (e.g. of snow falling)
moderate; reserved; modest; temperate; restrained; low-key
way (of doing); manner; method; means
all; altogether; entirely; exactly alike (e.g. in appearance); spitting image of; identical
grinding of the teeth; involuntary nocturnal tooth grinding; bruxism; grinding one's teeth out of anger or vexation; gnashing one's teeth; gritting one's teeth
to pose as; to (successfully) impersonate; to pretend to be; to (completely) become; to (fully) turn into
evening; night; nighttime
suspicious; doubtful; dubious; questionable; fishy
to shift one's attention to; to shift one's focus on
as soon as possible; as quickly as possible; speedily; without delay; ASAP
to invite in; to usher in
by any standard; (not) even as flattery
string; cord; leash; man who is financially dependent on a woman; gigolo; restrictions; conditions
night-clothes; heavy kimono-like quilt
to wear (from the shoulders down); to put on; to take (the blame, responsibility); to bear
to wear (multiple layers of clothes); to wear underneath; to dress up (esp. in formal clothes); to attire oneself (in); to break in (through repeated wearing); to wear in
to take off (clothes, shoes, etc.); to undress
underwear; underclothes; lingerie; chemise; singlet
cute; adorable; dear; precious; innocent; childlike
stout; corpulent; plump; voluptuous
to cross (legs or arms); to link (arms); to put together; to construct; to braid; to plait; to grapple
to boost; to force up; to push up