to creak; to squeak; to grate; to grind; to rasp
clear and beautiful (of a woman's voice)
impressive; striking; memorable; impactful
face; looks; countenance; vestige; trace; reminder
man; male; masculine gender
... is the reason; ... is my excuse
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
lei (garland of flowers); lei (plural of leu; currency of Romania and Moldova)
being enrolled (at a school); being registered; being a member (of a team, organization, etc.)
result; consequence; consequently; as a result; as a result of; following
sons and daughters; children; girl
training; practice; discipline; ascetic practices
to kneel down on one knee; to genuflect
manners; etiquette; propriety; manner of production (esp. of prose, poetry, etc.); way of making
chaos; turmoil; pandemonium; havoc
backing (for a position); giving support to; helping (someone) to a position
to recommend; to endorse (e.g. a candidate); to infer (from); to deduce; to think (something) through; to ponder deeply
official announcement; proclamation
front stage; center stage (of politics, etc.)
to go under; to pass under; to dive (into or under the water); to evade; to get around; to survive
preferential treatment; special treatment; different treatment; express delivery; special delivery
well; properly; best regards; please remember me; just like ...; as though one were ...
to pinch; to hold (between one's fingers); to pick up and eat; to snack on; to pick out (the main point); to summarize
one bow; one salute; one greeting
to take a pinch of something (e.g. salt); to pick up in one's fingers
height; stature; length (esp. of clothing); all (one has); everything; magnificence (of a waka poem, etc.)
to weave in (a pattern, colour, material, etc.)
to be scorched into; to be seared into; to make a strong impression; to be etched in (one's memory)
to introduce; to compare; to check; to adjust; to pull into place
to scheme; to plan; to play a trick; to invent; to conspire; to frame up
sentiment; emotions; one's feelings; one's heart
to read and understand; to take in; to sense from external cues; to read (someone's) mind; to read (calibration, tape, etc.); to scan (bar code)
accompanying (someone); going with; travelling together; the same bank; the said bank
system; institution; organization; organisation
to support; to prop; to sustain; to hold at bay; to stem; to check
suppression (of a riot, revolt, etc.); repression; putting down; quelling
excavation (usu. archeological); dig
subjugation (using military force); suppression; subduing
degree (angle, temperature, scale, etc.); counter for occurrences; strength (of glasses); glasses prescription; alcohol content (percentage); alcohol by volume; extent