to be added to; to be appended; to join in (e.g. a group of friends); to participate; to increase (e.g. heat); to gain in (e.g. influence)
sudden; abrupt; urgent; pressing; steep; sharp; rapid
to tailor; to make (clothing); to train; to bring up; to make it seem like; to pass off
administration of an estate
to throw at; to turn; to raise
one's manners; one's attitude
to pull (the puppet) strings; to direct things from behind the scenes; to stretch out (and keep going); to linger on
consideration; examination; investigation; study; scrutiny; discussion
completely empty (of a residence, etc.); vacant; body from which the soul has left; corpse; shed skin (of a snake, insect, etc.)
to be still half asleep; to be half awake; to be not yet quite awake
not a pretty sight; appalling; not a good look
bitter (e.g. criticism); sharp; biting; severe; scathing; harsh
to polish; to shine; to brush (e.g. teeth); to refine (e.g. a skill); to improve; to cultivate
to be transparent; to be see-through; to be clear; to be clear (voice, sound)
roundness; rotundity; mellowness; maturity
two (long cylindrical things)
freely; generously; liberally; ungrudgingly; unsparingly
to be scorched into; to be seared into; to make a strong impression; to be etched in (one's memory)
calm; serenity; tranquillity; tranquility
violence; oppression; high-handedness; tyranny; despotism
to complain; to make a complaint
direction; orientation; suited to; suitable for; tendency; inclination
changing clothes; change of clothes
care; looking after; trouble; bother; good offices; recommendation
very; considerably; by no means; not readily; middle; half-way point
favour; favor; obligation; debt of gratitude
cancelling (a debt); forgiving (a debt); being even; forgetting (what was said or done); pretending (something never happened)
to demand gratitude; to make a favour of something; to remind of a favour done to someone; to emphasize the favour one has done
to flicker; to glimmer; to flit; to fall lightly (snow, rain)
front part; frontage; facade; initial pledge (e.g. election); opening slogan
correction; revision; compensation (e.g. to a pendulum)
to save; to leave over; to spare
to become indisposed; to feel unwell; to have one's physical condition deteriorate
to check someone's temperature
place to go; place one can go
zabuton (flat floor cushion used when sitting or kneeling; usu. rectangular)
to be furnished with; to be provided with; to be possessed of; to be endowed with; to be among; to be one of
to cause; to induce; to bring about a result or state; to produce
pathological; morbid; unhealthy; diseased; unwholesome; abnormal