growth; breeding; growing up (in, as); upbringing
elegance; grace; refinement; good taste
to take candy from a baby; to accomplish something with ease; (lit.) to twist a baby's arm
incredibly brutal; gory; gruesome
chase; pursuit; chase scene (in a movie); obsessive fan who follows a celebrity around; groupie; in (quick) succession
to chase; to run after; to pursue
to pay no attention to (while listening); to take no notice of; to ignore; to let go in one ear and out the other
to be disgusted with; to be fed up with; to run out of patience with
amiability; friendliness; fondness (of someone); affection; compliments; civilities
long ago; a long time ago; already
abbreviation; omission; outline; gist; plan; strategy
outrageous; reprehensible; rude; insolent; nefarious
disloyalty; unfaithfulness
thoughtful; considerate; sensible; prudent; having good taste; discerning
clearness; clear understanding
fleeting (glimpse, glance, etc.)
to assail the nostrils (smell); to go nose-to-nose (with someone)
to ward off; to brush away; to fling off; to drive away
calculation; computation; bill; check; consideration; allowance
severing of connections or relations
wooden pole (often oak), 6 shaku long; shoulder pole
to stretch larger; to enlarge (photos); to delay (e.g. the end of a meeting)
to tie; to restrain; to confine; to bind; to fasten
ten (long cylindrical things)
flapping; rattling (sound); noisily; commotion; kerfuffle
to fan incessantly; to agitate; to instigate
late summer heat; lingering summer heat
heat haze; shimmer of hot air
disgraceful; inauspicious; ill-omened; ominous; scandalous
dressing (esp. in kimono); fitting; helping someone get dressed; outer garment (in kabuki)
to jest; to joke; to play the fool; to act indecently; to be silly over; to talk foolishly
offensive smell; off-flavor; off-flavour
to copy; to imitate; to counterfeit; to forge
covering; filled in; complete; total; cliched; clichéd; plaintext
to put on; to wear; to be used to wearing
to threaten; to terrify; to frighten
high brow; broad forehead
to be hideously burned; to be burned raw
box for letters and papers; box used to carry or deliver letters