button (clothing); push-button
line; stripe; line (e.g. telephone line); wire; ray (e.g. X-ray); beam; line (e.g. of a railroad)
hair pin; hairclip; hairgrip; bobby pin
to insert; to put in; to plant (a cutting); to strike; to arrange (flowers); to wear (a sword) in one's belt
adhesive bandage; sticking plaster; band-aid
to recognise; to recognize; to know by sight; to become acquainted with
to drag along; to pull; to force someone along; to prolong; to drag out; to influence strongly
steepness; steep place; harsh (look); sharp (tongue)
challenging (an unknown person); asking a person's identity
of good character; kindhearted; good-natured
to begin to say; to start talking; to broach (a matter); to be the first to say; to suggest (doing); to propose
-like; sort of; similar to; resembling
to change; to be transformed; to move to; to be different; to be uncommon
having in mind; happening to know of; idea
by any chance; (should) it happen (that); by some chance
to change; to alter; to reform; to correct; to examine; to check
suspicious; dubious; doubtful; unsure; untrustworthy; unreliable; strange
inexcusable; unpardonable; can't be allowed to pass (without comment)
is something wrong?; what's wrong?; what's the matter?; slightest; mere; trivial
to talk; to speak; to tell; to explain; to speak (a language)
evening; night; dinner; evening meal; counter for nights
whereabouts; place; location; place where one belongs; where one fits in; place where one can be oneself
chain (bicycle, measuring, tire, etc.); chain (store, hotel, etc.)
interior design; interior; upholstery
to be opposite; to face each other; to confront (an issue); to face
older sister; elder sister
introduction; presentation; referral; listing
beginning; start; clue; lead; thread end
confidence; trust; faith; credit (finance)
undivided attention; concentration
to row (a boat) to (a pier, shore, etc.); to reach (a goal after considerable effort); to arrive at; to (finally) manage to do
full of wiles and tricks; match between persons equal in shrewdness mobilizing all the tricks each can muster; shrewdly avoiding the opponent's strong points and attacking its weaknesses
big; large; drastic; full-width cloth (approx. 72 cm wide for traditional Japanese clothing; approx. 140 cm wide for Western clothing)
to tuck up (e.g. skirt); to abridge; to cut short
slim; slender; lithe; smoothly; without resistance; without trouble
statement; remark; observation; utterance; speech; proposal