something heard for the first time; hearing something for the first time
if you think about it; come to think of it
half; 50%; tie; 5 parts; 5%
to be complete; to be all present; to be equal; to be uniform; to gather; to assemble
to urge; to encourage; to press; to stimulate (e.g. growth); to hasten (e.g. development); to quicken
to collect; to put (it all) together; to summarize; to aggregate; to bring to a conclusion; to finalize
spine; line of the backbone; seam down the back (of clothing)
tensely; tightly; erectly; intuitively; instinctively; with a burst
to grow long (e.g. hair, nails); to lengthen; to extend; to reach out; to hold out; to straighten; to smooth out
awkward; clumsy; stiff; crude; unrefined; constrained
movement; move; motion; trend; development; change
to turn toward; to look (up, down, etc.); to face (e.g. east) (of a building, window, etc.); to look out on; to point (of an arrow, compass needle, etc.); to be suited to
to open one's eyes wide (in astonishment, wonder, etc.); to be wide-eyed; to be amazed
being amazed; being horrified; being taken aback
to pull; to draw; to string (lines); to run (cable); to pull towards oneself (e.g. someone's sleeve); to drag; to haul
suddenly; abruptly; unexpectedly
hair style; coiffure; hairdo
ex post facto report; report after the event
well then ...; in that situation; in which case
during a telephone call; busy line
Japanese person; Japanese people
characteristic (of); peculiar (to)
feeling obliged; being grateful; being thankful; (arch.) shrinking back in fear
to take a breather; to take a rest; to catch one's breath; to take a breath
acknowledgement; acknowledgment; understanding (e.g. "please be understanding of the mess during our renovation"); noting; acceptance
to get; to earn; to understand; to comprehend; to receive something undesirable (e.g. a punishment); to get (ill)
breach of manners; breach of etiquette
hindrance; obstacle; to visit (someone's home); demon who hinders Buddhist training; demon who obstructs sentient beings from maintaining moral behaviour
consent; approval; acceptance; agreement; compliance
thinking; thought; idea; notion; intention; plan
whether one likes it or not; willy-nilly
support (e.g. of one's dependents); maintenance
even if; even though; even; too; whether ... or ...; no matter (what, where, who, etc.)
call; visit; inquiry; enquiry; question
to stand up; to put up; to thrust into; to bury into; to make (a noise); to start (a rumour); to make
how; in what way; in what manner
public (attention, recognition, etc.); social (standing, acceptance, etc.); worldly (fame, desires, etc.)
to mutter; to murmur; to grumble; to tweet (Twitter)
to each his own; people differ; different people (have different likes)
several men, several minds; everyone has his own ideas and tastes; everyone has his own interests and ideas; different strokes for different folks
form; shape; figure; visage
couple with a large age disparity
the world in general; society; convention
to cling to; to hang onto; to rely on; to depend on; to implore; to entreat