maintenance; preservation; improvement
roundabout (e.g. expression); indirect (reference, criticism, etc.); oblique
softly; mildly; gently; politely
another (person); the other person; one more (person)
to crouch; to squat; to cower
serious; earnest; real sword (as opposed to a wooden practice weapon)
notebook; memo pad; certificate; identification card
to fill in (field, entry, etc.); to fill out (form); to post a message (e.g. on a bulletin-board); to store; to write (data); to flash
circumference; outskirts; environs; (computer) peripheral
in an instant; in a moment; immediately; suddenly; all of a sudden; all at once
to be in confusion or commotion; to be in a turmoil; to be crowded or jammed with people
carrying on one's back (e.g. baby); piggyback ride
to make noise; to make racket; to rustle; to swoosh; to make merry; to clamor; to clamour
person concerned; interested party; related party
to disappear into; to slip into; to be lost in; to be mixed up with
suddenly; unexpectedly; by chance; accidentally; lightly; nimbly
to take (someone) away; to carry off; to abduct; to kidnap
reappearance; reemergence; return; reproduction; reenactment; recreation
failure; mistake; blunder
to flip; to snap; to repel; to use (an abacus); to calculate; to strum
even if ...; even supposing that ...; also as ...; also for ...; also from the position of ...
rough (estimate, outline, etc.); broad; general; generous; openhanded
to pile up; to accumulate; to estimate
shelf; ledge; rack; trellis
chair; stool; post; office; position
search (esp. in criminal investigations); investigation; inquiry; enquiry
awkward; uncomfortable; embarrassing
unwell; in a bad state; not working properly; out of order; inconvenient; troublesome
head (of a household); proprietor (of a store); one's husband; (one's) employer; (one's) master; host
eldest son (may be the only son); first-born son
like this; in this way; as you see
insincere smile; ingratiating smile; polite smile; forced smile
to shed tears; to (begin to) cry
to cry and shout; to scream
noon; midday; daytime; lunch
to close (one's eyes); to shut
bothersome; tiresome; bother to do
heir; inheritor; successor