to reach; to amount to; to be up to the task; to come up to; to compare with; to be a match (for)
posture; position; pose; attitude
to look out on; to overlook; to face (a situation, crisis, etc.); to meet (e.g. death); to deal with (an issue); to attend (e.g. a function)
suddenly and forcefully (e.g. jerk, poke, shove); in a single gulp; in one go
older sister; elder sister; young lady; miss; ma'am; older girl
incomprehensible; mysterious; inexplicable; inscrutable; enigmatic; baffling
natural colour; natural color; technicolor
all; altogether; entirely; exactly like; just like; spitting image of
writing paper; stationery; notepaper
to crawl; to creep; to slither; to wriggle; to trail (of vines, flowers, etc.); to spread
curious onlookers; rubbernecks
to be noisy; to be astir; to rustle; to murmur
if I'm forced to say something; if anything; if I must say; if I must choose
target; object (of worship, study, etc.); subject (of taxation, etc.)
avenue; street; coming and going; street traffic; flow (of water, air, etc.); transmission (of sound); reach (e.g. of voice)
(your) words; what you say; what you have said; a few words (of welcome, advice, etc.)
master; Your lordship; My lord; husband
place; situation; position; location
to rot; to go bad; to corrode; to weather; to become useless; to blunt; to become depraved
place that is cool in the summer; place one goes to escape the heat of summer; summer retreat
beginning of autumn; beginning of fall
turning into a cooler state; cooling down
city; Tokyo Metropolitan Assembly
ratio; proportion; match; equal; explicit comparison (style of the Shi Jing); Philippines
is not; am not; are not; isn't it?
display window; shop window; store window
slowly; tardily; complaining; grumbling; unsettled (e.g. weather); loose
forcibly; against one's will
special characteristic; special quality; trait; idiosyncrasy; peculiarity
capsicum (Capsicum annuum, esp. the cultivated chili peppers); chili pepper (chile, chilli); cayenne; shichimi pepper
anal fistula; bleeding hemorrhoids
spicy; hot; salty; harsh (criticism); severe (punishment); painful
idle gossip; foolish talk; yarn
decision; determination; resolution
calling on someone who is ill; enquiry; inquiry