very; greatly; much; just about to; almost; very nearly
strange; odd; unexpected; change; incident; disturbance
to watch over; to watch attentively
older sister; elder sister
to put (up) in the wrong place; to hang in the wrong place; to differ (e.g. of opinions); to clash; to miss (meeting) each other; to pass each other by
button (clothing); push-button
to cure; to heal; to fix; to correct; to do over again; to replace
custom; practice; said; aforementioned; instance; example
apart from that; to return to the topic; enough of that
letter (of alphabet); character; writing
dramatization (e.g. of a novel); dramatisation; adaptation; dramatization; embellishment; exaggeration
to add; to add up; to increase; to gather (e.g. speed); to include; to count in
to spell; to write; to compose; to bind (e.g. documents); to patch
poem; poetry; verse; Chinese poem
very; greatly; much; just about to; almost; very nearly
writing brush; paintbrush; writing with a brush; drawing with a brush; writing (composing text); the written word
to make (good) progress; to move right ahead (with the work); to advance
everything; all; the whole; entirely; completely; wholly
to close (e.g. book, eyes, meeting, etc.); to shut
to change; to alter; to transform; to reform; to revise; to amend
curiosity; inquisitiveness
pretty; lovely; clean; clear; completely; entirely
counter for books; volume
same; identical; equal; anyway; anyhow; in either case
to write out; to make a fair copy; to rewrite
to open; to undo; to bloom; to unfold; to open (for business, e.g. in the morning); to be wide (gap, etc.); to widen
flabbily; softly; limply; easily (bend); effortlessly; flexibly
to warp; to bend; to contort; to be perverted; to be warped (of a view, mind, etc.); to be distorted
to be unusual (of a person or of a thing); to be uncommon; to be peculiar; to be crazy; to be eccentric; to be different
beyond that point; after that
memorial service for the dead; holding a service
to furnish; to install; to get someone's agreement; to patronize; to buy usually from the same store
early on; earlier on; from early
to move; to stir; to operate; to run; to make a move; to take action; to be touched
change; variation; variety; diversity; inflection; declension
to be born; to come into the world
perhaps; possibly; maybe; if; in case; in the event that
straight; quickly; quietly; gently; to feel refreshed; to feel satisfied
to rise; to erect; to get up
seiza; kneeling with the tops of the feet flat on the floor, and sitting on the soles
to come near; to approach; to be on the verge of; to be about to; to overhang; to hang over