to pick up; to adopt (a proposal); to take up (a topic); to take issue with; to make a problem of; to report (news); to cover
to push; to thrust; to press (down); to push (e.g. a button); to stamp (e.g. one's name); to affix (a seal); to affix (e.g. gold leaf)
stepping back; drawing back
provision; supply; payment; allowance; grant
handwriting; handwritten; hand-drawn; hand-painted
operation; management; handling; manipulating (to one's benefit); manipulation; influencing
willpower; energy; vitality
to copy; to duplicate; to describe; to depict; to imitate; to model after
oh!; ah!; oh dear!; good grief!; dear me!; thank God!
about this time; about now
to be worried; to be troubled
extent; scope; sphere; range; span
to start to say; to attempt to say; to be about to say; to speak to; to address
(opening) with a clatter; loudly; flinging (open); (changing) completely; dramatically; suddenly
build; physique; frame; constitution
glasses; eyeglasses; judgment; judgement; four-eyes
hairdressing product (creams, gels, etc.); hairdressing fee; charge for a haircut
to harden; to freeze; to put together; to collect; to make secure; to stabilize; to fortify
cold; frigid; dignified; distinguished; (of an atmosphere) tense; nerve-racking
to set up (a house, store, etc.); to build; to have at the ready (e.g. a gun); to hold in preparation (e.g. a camera); to adopt a posture; to assume a stance; to put on an air
indeed; really; very; extremely; absolutely; certainly
overserious; deeply sincere; very earnest
atmosphere; mood; a certain air; presence; (Earth's) atmosphere
family name; house name; family honour; family honor
pretext; history; past; according to ...; ... says
having an ancient and honorable origin; of good lineage; of noble birth
slightly difficult; somewhat bothersome; troublesome; peevish; querulous
wholly; solely; entirely; principally; mostly; chiefly
strict; formal; strait-laced; stuffy; prudish; serious
pet name; nickname; affectionate name; term of endearment
only natural; no wonder; as expected; of course; as it should be
war; battle; match; game; competition
bursting with youth and energy (esp. young woman); vivaciously young; (fish) jumping around energetically (e.g. when caught in a net); bursting (e.g. seams); tight; splattering (e.g. cooking oil)
half; semi-; half-past; odd number; (arch.) han (unit of land area, approx. 595.8 m^2)
sleeve; wing (of a stage, desk, gate, etc.); flap (of a dust jacket)
cord used to tuck up the sleeves of a kimono; sash (worn over the shoulder to the opposite hip); obi (strip of paper looped around a book, CD, etc. containing information about the product)
extremely; in the extreme; knows no bounds (e.g. rudeness); boundless (e.g. universe, ocean); limitless