change for the better; improvement; looking better (than before)
to have someone send (a message, parcel, etc.); to send (via someone else); to leave (a message) with someone; (arch.) to use as an excuse; (arch.) to make a pretext of
to relax; to feel at home
police cell; place of detention; jail
to get entangled; to get tangled; to have poor control over (one's tongue, feet, etc.); to trip over; to become complicated
staring (e.g. eyes); goggling; glaring
proximity; nearness; soon; nearby
to starve; to be famished; to be hungry; to be starved of (e.g. love); to be thirsty for (e.g. knowledge); to be hungry for
to bite (at); to snap at; to snap at (someone); to flare up at; to jump down (someone's) throat
to part (usu. of people); to part from; to separate (of a couple); to break up; to lose (e.g. one's mother); to be bereaved
to gulp down; to swallow deeply; to understand; to take in; to engulf; to swallow up
finish; finishing; finishing touches
small; fine; detailed; stingy
one or two; a few; small number
to the very end; to the bitter end; to the last; to the hilt; thoroughly
in history; ever; historical
dull; uninteresting; insignificant; unimportant; absurd; foolish
skilled; skillful; skilful; competent; capable; good
steady; honest; sober; straightforward
fellow countryman; compatriot; person from the same province; person from said country
error; mistake; fault; sin; wrongdoing; offense
seeming; pose; show; pretense; sham; mock
mask; disguise; guise; mask
old-fashioned; archaic; antique; antiquated
traveling bag; travelling bag; suitcase
dwelling; house; residence; living; life
confused; flustered; at a loss
bringing; taking; carrying
you are quite right; reasonable; natural; just
to keep in mind; to bear in mind; to try; to aim to do; to endeavor; to endeavour
dear me!; good gracious!; well; let me see; now
fragment; broken piece; chip; ounce (of truth, conscience, etc.); trace; shred
best regards; please remember me; please treat me favorably (favourably); please take care of
extraction; abstraction; selection (from a group); sampling
favorite; favourite; habitually used
to break (into pieces); to be broken; to collapse; to crumble; to become less formal; to throw off reserve
to break into fragments; to go to pieces
piece; fragment; one (object)
house (e.g. of Tokugawa); family
reddish tinge; tinge of red; slight redness; reddishness; blush