to demarcate; to delimit; to divide (an area); to punctuate; to put an end to (e.g. a sentence); to insert pauses or breaks (e.g. when reading aloud)
tacit understanding; unspoken agreement
stay calm; don't be rushed; don't be flustered
to become distant; to recede
wisteria (esp. Japanese wisteria, Wisteria floribunda); wistaria
temple; shrine; hall; company; (arch.) front room
wearing a kimono with the right side over the left (normally used only for the dead); going badly (one's business, one's fortune, the economy); being in a bad financial situation; front left; front and left
serious; earnest; honest; real; legit
to run off (fluid); to run down; to flow down
armed might; military power; the sword; force
(abstract) symbol; emblem; representation
morale (of troops, team, etc.); esprit de corps
provocative; incendiary; inflammatory; suggestive; lascivious; risqué
to make snide remarks; to put into bad mood
amusement; fun; brief entertainment
it's best to; it's safest to; there's nothing better than
downstairs neighbour (neighbor); subordinate
to be confused; to be bewildered; to be taken aback
delay; lag; postponement; falling behind
characteristic; like oneself; worthy of oneself
to wrinkle; to crinkle; to shrivel
uncharacteristic; unbefitting; unworthy (of)
seeming; giving the appearance of; giving one the feeling of
push; pushing; weight; pressure; authority; forcefulness
youth; child (esp. of the young son of someone of high social standing); young; new
to choose one's words (with care); to be careful with one's words
to have the memory of having done something oneself
to build up; to establish (one's reputation)
to the limit; to the fullest extent; absolutely the limit; one cup after another; cup by cup
dignified; majestic; stately; lordly; commanding
habit (often a bad habit, i.e. vice); tendency; peculiarity; idiosyncrasy; crease; wrinkle
charisma (i.e. attractiveness, charm); charisma (i.e. divinely conferred power or talent); charism; charismatic person; someone famous (usu. for their talent); celebrity
heir; inheritor; successor
to confide; to reveal; to disclose; to lay bare; to speak frankly; to open (one's heart)
to come off; to slip down; to slip off
hands behind one's back; hands tied behind one's back; behind (e.g. someone); rear; appearance from behind
to swell; to rise; to bulge; to rouse; to get excited