to make good; to improve; to do often; to be kind to; to treat well
letter; missive; note; mail
(something) has never occurred; to have never done (something); such a thing has not happened; never happens; there is never a time when
one's post; place of work; workplace
going in and out; entering and exiting; visiting regularly; frequenting; income and expenditure; incomings and outgoings; increase and decrease
lasting long; continuation; keeping at (something); sticking to (something)
single word; a few words; brief comment
first place; first rank; unit's position; Japanese yew (Taxus cuspidata)
character (of a person); personality; disposition; characteristics; nature (of a thing, event, etc.)
to go smoothly; to turn out well; to do the trick; to have peaceful relations
quiet (place); still; silent; inconspicuously; modestly; quietly
to change; to swap; to change the object of one's interest or focus; to spend or take time; to infect; to permeate something with the smell or colour of something; to move on to the next or different stage of (a plan, etc.)
it cannot be that...; it is highly unlikely that...; it is impossible that...
new face; newcomer; rookie; modern humans (from Cro-Magnon man onwards)
to grow; to spring up; to sprout; to cut (teeth)
finish; finishing; finishing touches
deep blue; bright blue; ghastly pale; pallid; white as a sheet
fully; luxuriantly; fluffy; plump; soft and full
fabric softener; fabric conditioner
to hang one's head; to look down; to cast one's eyes downward
disagreeableness; unpleasantness; nastiness; cutting remark; disagreeable remark; snide comment
to slash back; to strike back; to counterattack; to cut the wheel; to perform a twisting backward knee trip
real intention; motive; true opinion; what one really thinks
attaching the polite suffix "-san" to somebody's name
to shorten; to reduce; to crumple (fabric); to wrinkle; to make (one's body) smaller; to draw in (one's legs)
overbearing; coercive; pushy; forcible; high-handed
to withdraw from (a deal); to wash one's hands of; to lead by the hand
coming; going; being (somewhere); come; go; stay
used article (esp. clothes)
generously; liberally; magnanimously
to hand over; to transfer; to give up (e.g. one's seat); to give way; to yield; to concede
superior (in rank); top; higher order (e.g. byte); host computer (of connected device)
salary; pay; medical care; treatment; advance preparation
tightly (hold, squeeze, etc.); firmly; forcefully (e.g. push); hard
obedient; meek; docile; honest; frank; upfront (about one's feelings)
very hungry; starving; fawning; bowing and scraping; giving in; being dented
to put on airs; to act big; to throw one's weight about; to be overbearing; to be domineering; to be bossy
wheedling child; spoiled child (spoilt); pampered child; child who always demands attention
makings (of); aptitude; talent; nature; character; temperament
someone (unspecified, but someone in particular); a certain person
guidance; leading; induction; introduction; incitement; inducement