terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
skip it; drop it; I've had enough (e.g. when offered something); that's enough
to taper to a point; to become pointed; to be on edge; to be nervous; to be sharp (of a voice, words, etc.); to be harsh
dissatisfaction; discontent; displeasure; complaint; unhappiness
exposed; scanty; bare; public; open
to be relieved; to feel relieved
hurriedly; in a hurry; hastily; in haste
to take one's leave; to excuse oneself; to resign (from); to step down; to decline; to turn down
unfeeling; heartless; cold-hearted; cruel
to attend on; to wait on; to accompany; to escort; to chaperone
on purpose; deliberately; intentionally
with a start; in a fright; alarmedly
one's body; one's person; oneself; one's appearance; one's place (in society, etc.); one's position
stiffening; rigidity; rigor; stiffness; ossification; petrification
swing; shake; appearance; behaviour; pretence; pretense; (a customer) coming to restaurant, ryokan, etc. without a reservation or introduction
to take for granted; to assume; to pretend (to be); to pose (as); to go through with (what one decided to do); to persist in doing
trot; half run; jog; girl in charge of menial tasks in a samurai family
to go out and away; to leave
to think (about, of); to think over; to consider; to bear in mind; to think (that); to believe; to intend (to do)
be considered; be deemed; be thought to be
pardon; forgiveness; forbearance
self-esteem; self-respect; self-importance; conceit; pride
to tell; to (try to) persuade; to advise; to warn; to admonish; to reason
when one was a very young child; very early in one's life
isn't it?; let's ...; why don't we ...; how about we ...
to stand up straight; to stick up (e.g. of hair); to stand up abruptly; to jump to one's feet; to stand (doing nothing); to stand around
to enter; to come in; to join (a club, company, etc.); to enter (a university, the army, etc.); to be contained (in); to be included (in); to (be able to) fit (in a container, building, etc.)
to invite in; to show someone in
story; tale; talk; discussion
bed; berth; crib; cot; bedroom
to slip into; to crawl into (under); to conceal oneself (under); to sneak into; to infiltrate
pure white; blank (e.g. mind, paper)
various; a variety of; all sorts of; many (different)
to have a talk; to tell a story
river; stream; River; the ... river
soft; tender; soft (colour, light, etc.); subdued; informal; light
tail (of an animal); tail end; tip
forcibly; by force; against one's will
consequence; outcome; result; blame; fault
sure; no mistaking it; for certain; without doubt
illusion; hallucination; misapprehension; misconception; misunderstanding
deep down; special place in one's heart; in the back of one's mind
habit (usu. a bad one); tendency; peculiarity; idiosyncrasy; crease; wrinkle
going in and out; entering and exiting; visiting regularly; frequenting; income and expenditure; incomings and outgoings; increase and decrease
feature; trait; characteristic; peculiarity; distinction
misunderstanding; mistaken idea; wrong guess