to reseat oneself; to correct one's posture
to fly about; to skip about; to bustle about
older sister; elder sister; young lady; miss; ma'am; older girl
in low spirits; dejected; sad
place to go; person to turn to; someone to depend on
following (a precedent, former policy, etc.); continuing with; sticking to; observing
just as (each) one likes; as (each) one pleases; as (each) one prefers; (each) in one's own way
management; administration; operation
going on and on (about inconsequential things); talking nonsense; idling away the time; dawdling
breeding; multiplication; increase; propagation; reproduction
railway switchback; twisting backward knee trip
caring for (esp. a pet or a small object); cherishing; being fond of; prizing; treasuring
breeding; raising; rearing
race; tribe; species; genus; stellar population (i.e. population I, II and III)
to understand; to make out
change of pace; change of mood; (mental) break (e.g. going for a walk); refreshment
advance guard; vanguard; avant-garde (e.g. music)
to hold out; to extend (e.g. one's hands); to thrust (javelin); to offer (e.g. aid, help, etc.)
round cushion used for Zen meditation (traditionally made of woven bulrush leaves)
remains; dregs; vestiges; remnant; residue
important point (e.g. on a route); important role (responsibility, etc.); opposition
to anticipate; to expect; to place confidence in; to put trust in; to find promising; to see good prospects (in)
unable to do (as one wishes); able to do only with great effort; almost impossible to do; beyond one's control; not always turning out as one wishes; not going the way one wants it to
to have a smattering knowledge of
skill; proficiency; experience; dexterity
production; output; turning out
to buy (of a government, public agency, etc. from a private citizen); to purchase; to buy up (all of something)
difference; discrepancy; variation
actual article or goods; spots (stocks, foreign exchange, commodities, etc.); (in) kind (income, benefit, rent, taxes, investment, etc.)
forcing; compulsion; coercion; pushing (to do)
to offer (a suggestion, etc.); to propose (an idea, etc.); to approach with (a proposal, etc.)
to behave violently; to commit violence; to use force
endurance; perseverance; patience
to sharpen; to grind; to whet; to hone; to make keen
uncleanness; impurity; disgrace; shame; uncleanliness from contact with death, pregnancy, menstruation, etc.
pollution; contamination; corruption; graft
to decorate gaudily; to overdecorate; to deck out; to embellish
nomination (of a person to a position); selection; election; assignment; appointment
rebel; traitor; insurgent
to see through (a plot, lie, etc.); to penetrate into; to discover; to find out