to be enthralled by; to be disguised as
to undergo great hardships; to waste away from great effort and worry
simple; plain; uncomplicated; straightforward; simple-minded; naive
coward; chicken; yellow-belly; sneaky person; underhanded person; dastardly person
contempt; scorn; disdain; despising; looking down on; slighting
older sister; elder sister
warmly; cordially; with tender care
selfishness; egotism; egoism; (being) self-centered; without consulting; (doing) as one pleases
feeling keenly; fully realizing
coercion; extortion; compulsion; force
considerably; greatly; a lot
ring; circle; hoop; wheel; circle (e.g. of friends); planetary ring
one; 1; best; first; foremost; beginning; start
exception; supernumerary; extra (e.g. performance, item, object, etc.); additional; outsize
to stand still (for a while); to remain in one place; to stand alone (of a building, statue, tree, etc.); to stand quietly; to wander about; to loiter
pretending to respect (someone) while in fact staying distant; keeping at arm's length; avoiding (something unpleasant); shying away from; giving (the batter) an "intentional walk"
superficial; half-hearted; shallow
to be fit (for a role); to be qualified (for); to be equal (to a task); to be able to fulfill one's duties (as)
to descend; to go down; to be handed down (of an order, judgment, etc.); to pass (of time); to surrender; to capitulate; to be less than
to content oneself with; to be resigned to (one's fate); to be contented (satisfied) with (one's lot)
actually; really; truly; in practice; practically
opposition; rebellion; rebounding; recoiling; rally (e.g. in stock prices); recovery
rate; ratio; one tenth; ten percent; (comparative) profit; gain; assignment
person; character; one's character; one's personality; able person; talented person
to make way for; to make room for; to get out of the way; to pave the way for; to open up opportunity
side (of something, or taking someone's side); part; (watch) case
awkward; clumsy; stiff; crude; unrefined; constrained
(tobacco) pipe with metal tipped stem; kiseru; cheating on train fare by buying tickets covering only the first and last portions of the journey
to hold in one's mouth; to bring with; to take along
fascinating; voluptuous; bewitching; captivating
middle-age; middle age; midlife; one's middle years
talkativeness; garrulity; loquacity
to go around; to make a circle around; to surround; to circle; to come around (of a season, anniversary, turn, etc.); to return
to look after; to take care (of); to favor; to gaze at; to stare at; to set one's eyes on
to return evil for good; to return a favor with spite
to cough violently; to have a coughing fit
treatment; conduct (towards another); behavior; stage performance; movements (of an actor); acting gestures
smoky; awkward; uncomfortable; ill at ease
yes?; no?; isn't it?; is it?
finally; at last; in the end; ultimately
refreshing; exhilarating; invigorating; bracing
to look after; to take care of; to be put in charge of; to be given responsibility for; to withhold (an announcement); to reserve (judgment)
debt; loan; liabilities; number of games under the .500 mark
to pay for someone else (with the expectation of being reimbursed later); to lend someone the money to pay for (e.g. rent); to make a temporary payment on someone's behalf
to be noisy; to be astir; to be abuzz; to be in commotion; to be aflutter; to be unsettled