insistence; (major) emphasis; stress
to notice; to recognize; to recognise; to become aware of; to perceive; to realize
to come together; to merge; to fit; to match; to be profitable; to be equitable
human being; human; person; character (of a person)
to compromise; to meet halfway; to step up to; to walk up to; to approach
incomprehensible; nonsensical; puzzling; mysterious; meaningless
cute; adorable; dear; precious; innocent; childlike
disagreeable; detestable; unpleasant; reluctant
tasks; things to do; errand; business (to take care of); affairs; engagement
to press against; to push against; to force against; to foist on (task, responsibility); to impose (one's will)
girl; daughter; baby girl; young woman
to worry (about); to fret (over); to be anxious
distinction; difference; separate; different; exception; exclusion
image (in one's mind); impression; (computer) image; depiction (e.g. of a product); rendition
to switch (secretly); to substitute; to sidestep (an issue)
to hold in one's arms (e.g. a baby); to embrace; to have sex with; to make love to; to sit on (eggs); to brood
polite; courteous; civil; careful; close; thorough
courteous; decorous; polite
honeymouthed; glib; fair-spoken; cajoling; talking glibly
discussion; debate; argument
to invite; to ask (someone to do); to tempt; to lure; to induce (tears, laughter, sleepiness, etc.); to arouse (e.g. sympathy)
pish; pooh; I see; oh; indeed
drama club (e.g. at school); dramatic society
invitation; solicitation; canvassing; canvasing; inducement; persuasion
to become an expert; to be master at
enough; sufficient; sufficiently; fully; division into ten
headquarters; head office; main office
mansion; palace; (arch.) nobleman; (arch.) noblewoman; (arch.) cabin (on a boat, carriage, etc.)
door; gate; opening; title page
end; conclusion; last; final; no sooner than; once
clincher; pick-up line; honeyed phrase; telling phrase; phrase that brings someone around, esp. in personal relationships
to overcome (opposition); to push past; to force one's way; to press and cut
role; assignment; position (of responsibility); post; part (in a play, film, etc.); role
to take on; to undertake; to take over; to inherit; to guarantee; to vouch for
named after; associated with; connected with
tree; shrub; bush; wood; timber
Japanese bush warbler (Horornis diphone); Japanese nightingale; greenish brown; having a beautiful voice
it is assuredly (that)...; can say with confidence that it is...
song; singing; classical Japanese poem (esp. tanka); modern poetry
childlike mind; judgment as a child (judgement)
wonderful; marvelous; strange; strangely enough; oddly enough; for some reason
to drag along; to pull; to force someone along; to prolong; to drag out; to influence strongly