to be shy; to be bashful; to feel awkward; to feel embarrassed
to go out to meet; to receive; to welcome; to accept (e.g. as a member of a group or family); to call for; to summon
daughter; girl (i.e. a young, unmarried woman)
now that you say that; now that you mention it
of great promise; with a promising future
graceful; ladylike; modest; gentle; polite; quiet
to be raised (e.g. child); to be brought up; to grow (up)
older sister; lass; young lady
to load (a gun, etc.); to charge; to put into (e.g. emotion, effort); to include (e.g. tax in a sales price); to hang over; to shroud
capital; national capital
10,000; ten thousand; myriad; everything; all; (arch.) various
brother complex; excessive attachment to one's brother; black contemporary (music)
seeing (or dropping) off, then later picking up or going to meet (the same person)
parent; parents; dealer (in cards, mahjong, etc.); banker; founder; inventor; (pet) owner
preparatory school (for entrance examinations); cram school; cramming school
school district; school area
to leave (in someone's keeping); to put (in someone's care); to put (someone) in charge of; to leave (a matter) in someone's hands; to lean on; to put one's weight on
appropriate; suitable; fitting; apt; proper; right
seeing off; sending off; funeral; escapement
car; automobile; vehicle; wheel
cheap; inexpensive; calm; peaceful; quiet
to be worn out (from domestic life)
to protrude; to stick out; to be forced out; to be pushed out; to go over (e.g. a budget); to go beyond
Welsh onion (Allium fistulosum); green onion; spring onion
disagreeable; detestable; unpleasant; reluctant
to pour (into); to sprinkle on (from above); to water (e.g. plants); to shed (tears); to concentrate one's energy (strength, attention, etc.) on; to devote to; to flow into (e.g. of a river)
shy; diffident; retiring; reserved
falling lightly (e.g. snow, petals, confetti); fluttering; flickering; twinkling; appearing and disappearing; catching glimpses
bashfully; hesitantly; fidgety; restlessly; squirming; wriggling
trembling (with fear, anger, etc.); shivering (with cold); shaking; quivering
to shake one's head (in denial)
destination; whereabouts; future; prospects
to follow with one's gaze; to follow with the eyes
to look (stare) back at (somebody); to look at again; to re-examine; to prove oneself superior (to someone who had previously been condescending); to look back (behind oneself)
with a start; with a jump
to become frightened; to be frightened (of); to be scared (of)
delinquent (youth); delinquency; Yankee