braid (hair, cord. etc.); plait
criticism; blame; censure; attack; reproach
mark; symbol; to mark; to put a mark on; trademark; paying attention to; focusing on
incidentally; taking the opportunity; while (you) are at it; on the occasion
(looking) blankly; vacantly; dazedly; (staring) in puzzlement; with a look of amazement
mumbling; chewing one's words; chewing (food); squirming; wriggling
(musical) time; tempo; beat; the moment; the instance; chance
unthinkable; unimaginable; terrible; awful; (arch.) very
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
pardon; forgiveness; exemption; permission
menial; meanness; servility; abject
prostrating oneself; kowtowing; going down on one's knees
unthinkable; unexpected; absolutely not!; far from it!; (it was) no bother at all; not at all
judging from; on the basis of; from the point of view of
great; excellent; very troublesome; awful; tiring; tough
eyes sparkling; with shining eyes; for one's eyes to gleam
alternate; alternating; mutual; reciprocal
respect; esteem; reverence; honour; honor
to be overawed; to be overpowered; to lose the mental battle
sly; cunning; sneaky; crafty; unfair; dishonest
honestly speaking; in truth; in all honesty; to be frank
concerning; regarding; per (e.g. 100 yen per person); for every
another helping; second helping; seconds; command to have dog place its second paw in one's hand
calm; composed; cool; quiet
easy; trifling; harmless; nothing of the sort; not at all
standoffishly; primly; pungently (of a smell); acridly; long and pointed (e.g. of a nose); popping (of ears)
why?; what for?; how?; by what means?
unreasonable; unnatural; impossible; forcible; forced; excessive (work, etc.); immoderate
mouthful; morsel; gulp; sip; one word; in short
to appease; to suppress; to calm
guess; conjecture; surmise
image; figure; figure; form; image
to succeed; to relieve; to take the place of; to substitute for; to be exchanged; to change (places with)
indeterminate form; undefined; indefinite; unstructured
part; assigning (allotment of) parts; role; duties
disposal; abandonment; scrapping; annulment; cancellation; abrogation
mostly; almost; nearly; roughly; approximately; about
to take; to carry (something) away; to bear
reaction; response; reaction