to express in a refined fashion; to weave a web of words
older sister; elder sister; young lady; miss; ma'am
available room (hotel); vacancy; room to let
older sister; elder sister; young lady; miss; ma'am; older girl
meek; quiet; docile; mysterious; marvelous; marvellous
clever; smart; sharp (ear, etc.); sensitive; discerning
what do you want?; can I help you?
stern expression; severe expression; grim expression
close; intimate; on good terms
to grab at; to grasp at; to clutch at
to feel irritated; to feel offended; to feel angry; to feel sick; to feel nauseous
smoothly; easily; readily
to bear; to stand; to endure; to put up with
to give shelter to; to lodge; to put up; to accommodate
to put to bed; to lay down lengthwise; to put a thing on its side; to set something aside unused; to let lie idle; to ferment
small; little; tiny; insignificant; humble; modest
to worry (about); to fret (over); to be anxious
head (of a household); proprietor (of a store); one's husband; (one's) employer; (one's) master; host
regrettable; disappointing; precious; dear; too good for; deserving better
artificial product; man-made product; fiction; made-up story; decoration (e.g. for a festival); theatrical prop (esp. a large prop in noh or kyogen, e.g. tree, well, boat)
to get back; to regain; to recover; to make up (for); to catch up on
to address (someone) without using a suffix such as "-san" or "-chan"; to refer to (someone) without a title suffix
to begin to crumble; to crumble and fall (or collapse) onto another object
root; source; origin; cause
inarticulate; not making oneself quite clear; slurring one's words; evasive
conclusion; decision; judgement; affirmative
to stop; to stay (e.g. the night); to contain; to keep (in position, in place); to record (e.g. a fact); to retain
strengthening; intensifying; reinforcement; enhancement; solidification
bleeding; haemorrhage; hemorrhage; bleeding money; red ink; selling below cost
deadly disease; sickness unto death
cut off; cut out; ablation; resection; surgical removal
simile; metaphor; allegory; parable
to bend; to turn up; to turn down; to double
emphasis; highlight; stress; stressed point
rumination; regurgitation; chewing the cud; turning over in one's mind; thinking over something; pondering
number of words a person speaks; number of dependents; number of mouths to feed; number of shares, items, applications, etc.
to concern; to be related
symptoms; condition (of a patient)
to begin to appear; to begin to come in
well then ...; in that situation; in which case