to raise one's hand; to surrender; to raise one's hand to someone (as a threat to strike); to become better (at something); to improve; to throw one's hat in the ring
expectation; anticipation; prediction; forecast; conjecture
as expected; predictably; not surprisingly
heartbroken; crestfallen; dejected; disappointed
reaction; response; reaction
as you see; as you can see
attitude; manner; behaviour; attitude (towards an issue, etc.); position; stance
to change; to alter; to reform; to correct; to examine; to check
to lay in stock; to replenish stock; to procure; to learn; to find out; to take in
supposing; even if; granting that; temporarily; provisionally; for the time being
extremely; in the extreme; knows no bounds (e.g. rudeness); boundless (e.g. universe, ocean); limitless
to follow another's example
discouragement; despondency; dejection; disappointment
expression; presentation; representation; notation
to create (an atmosphere, feeling, etc.); to produce; to engender
to be handed down; to be introduced; to be transmitted; to be circulated; to go along; to walk along
mutually; with each other; reciprocally; together
to exchange glances; to look at each other; to postpone; to put off; to contrast; to compare
bang; bam; noontime signal gun (carried out early Meiji to Taishō); noon gun; last round in a game of 12 rounds; precisely
to put; to place; to leave (behind); to establish (an organization, a facility, a position, etc.); to set up; to appoint (someone to a certain position); to hire
porcelain (esp. soft-paste porcelain); china; chinaware; earthenware; pottery; ceramics
black; dark; blackish; suspicious; criminal; darkened and dirty; sooty
to be dark; to be dull; to be unassuming; to be inconspicuous; to not stand out
suspicious; dubious; doubtful; unsure; untrustworthy; unreliable; strange
both hands; both arms; ten
heavy; weighty; heavy (feeling); depressed; slow; sluggish; important (position, responsibility, etc.)
exactly; precisely; closely; tightly; properly; without fail
string; cord; man who is financially dependent on a woman; gigolo; restrictions; conditions
strict; severe; stringent; rigorous; rigid; firm
to tie; to bind; to fasten; to restrict (freedom); to tie down (with rules, regulations, etc.); to fetter
spreading around (news, rumor, etc.); making widely known; making public; publicizing; proclaiming
sales; selling; marketing
to seal (letter); to prevent; to forbid; to block
to open the lid; to lift a lid; to open the lid (on); to make public; to start (something); to look at the results (consequences, outcome, effect)
far from; anything but; not at all; let alone; to say nothing of; not to mention
commodity; article of commerce; goods; stock; merchandise
body; oneself; one's place; one's position; main part; meat (as opposed to bone, skin, etc.)
calamity; misfortune; disaster
to ask after (someone's health); to visit; to attack; to strike; to meet with misfortune
inquisitive mind; spirit of inquiry; spirit of enquiry
to tickle; to tickle (one's curiosity, vanity, etc.); to arouse; to make laugh; to amuse