turning another away at the gate or front door; refusing to receive a caller
guidance; leadership; instruction; shido (disciplinary action for a minor infringement of the rules of judo)
terrible; dreadful; terrifying; surprising; startling; tremendous
lack of expression; blank look (on one's face)
meeting; greeting; welcome
entrance; front door; entryway; entranceway; entry hall; vestibule
person of importance; a somebody; absolutely; certainly; to be sure
correct; right; correct interpretation (answer, solution)
to grow senile; to be childish with age; to be mentally slow; to be befuddled; to play stupid; to say something stupid (oft. on purpose; esp. as part of a comedic routine)
difficult to ...; hard to ...
emotion; feeling; feelings; sentiment
to read; to recite (e.g. a sutra); to chant; to predict; to guess; to decipher; to count
performance; trick; feat; extraordinary deed; daring act; bold move
giving and taking; exchange (of letters); arguing back and forth; (conversational) exchange
to some extent; to a certain extent
soon; shortly; before long; nearly; almost
tension; mental strain; nervousness
only; merely; but; no more than
just barely; only just; at the very limit; at the last moment
to mutter; to murmur; to grumble; to tweet (Twitter)
to feign ignorance; to pretend to be ignorant of; to play innocent; to brazen it out
ear; hearing; edge; crust; selvedge (non-fray machined edge of fabrics); selvage
slander; bad-mouthing; abuse; insult; speaking ill (of)
sensitive; alert; aware; susceptible
excessive self-consciousness; excessively self-conscious person
to become serious; to take something seriously (joke, teasing); to become irritated or angry (usu. at something trivial); to get worked up
to come untied; to come apart; to be softened; to be relaxed
to change the subject (e.g. away from something awkward or inconvenient)
to unravel; to untie; to break into small pieces (of fish, meat, etc.); to relax; to ease
on purpose; deliberately; intentionally
provocation; stirring up; arousal; excitement; stimulation
disqualification; elimination; incapacity; being unfit for one's role; being a failure
tune; tone; vein; mood; condition; state of health
again; once more; a second time
something or other; one thing or another; this or that
(another's) daughter; young lady (of pampered upbringing); woman who has never known hardship; naive woman
such; like that; that sort of; very
opposite side; other side; over there; that way; the other party; the other person
style; manner; way; after (period of time) again (e.g. meeting again after a year); for the first time in (period of time)
to rise; to swell; to be promoted
elbowing (someone); rejection; rebuff
side (of the torso); flank; illegitimate child; child born by someone other than one's wife
to eat; to drink; to receive (e.g. a blow); to be on the receiving end (of something undesirable); to undergo (trouble)