seriousness; earnestness; truth; sanctity
to talk or say too much; to go too far; to overstate; to exaggerate
to sob convulsively; to heave with sobs
to ring; to sound; to be popular; to be esteemed; to state; to insist
kimono; Japanese traditional clothing (esp. full-length); clothing; clothes
to cover; to bury (e.g. one's face in hands); to submerge; to fill (completely); to stuff; to pack
to bury (e.g. in the ground); to fill up (e.g. audience fills a hall); to cause to be packed; to plug (a gap); to stop (a gap); to make up for (a loss, shortage, etc.); to make amends
rapidly (e.g. progress, moving forward); growing visibly; quickly; steadily; by leaps and bounds
to chase; to run after; to pursue
crash; smash; bang; sound of a large, heavy object falling
ill will; malice; evil intent
intimate friend; close friend; bosom buddy; chum
to line up; to stand in a line; to rival; to match; to equal
to borrow; to have a loan; to rent; to hire
to put on (of clothing); (lit.) to put (arms) through sleeves
height; stature; length (esp. of clothing); all (one has); everything; magnificence (of a waka poem, etc.)
dropping in on the way; stopping off at; making a side trip; going the long way round; making a detour
with a whiff; with a puff; suddenly; abruptly; without warning
custom; practice; said; aforementioned; instance; example
to pay for another; to pay someone else's debt as a loan to him; to make temporary payment on a person's behalf
personal expenses; pocket money; spending money; incidental expenses; allowance
cheap; inexpensive; calm; peaceful; quiet
war funds; war chest; funds (for activities); campaign funds
10^8; 100,000,000; hundred million
arranged; taken care of; settled; completed; finished
somehow; for some reason; without knowing why
had better ...; may as well ...
obsession; fixation; complaining; criticizing; speciality (e.g. of restaurants)
IQ; intelligence quotient
to restrict; to limit; to be restricted to; to be limited to; to be best (for); to be the best plan
to be enrolled (in a college, course of study, etc.); to be a member (of an organization)
examination; exam; test; trial; experiment; test
plump; rotund; chubby; entirely; completely; wholly
to go past (a place or thing); to go beyond