samurai on horseback; (medieval) knight
welcome!; nice to see you!
receiving; welcoming; going to meet; final call; call of fate; approach of death
creamy (in flavor or texture)
recently; lately; these days; nearest; closest
hotcake; (American) pancake
baking soda; sodium bicarbonate
at every opportunity; for each and every thing that crops up; with every little thing; whenever possible; whenever the chance arises; at every turn
to treat; to handle; to deal with; to arrange; to decorate; to dress
to pretend to be tough; to put on a brave front; to whistle in the dark; to bluff
to beg; to pester; to plead; to coax; to hound; to importune
nerve; nerves; sensitivity
to appease; to suppress; to calm
to see; to look; to examine; to look over; to look after; to attend to; to experience
to deceive; to falsify; to dodge; to beg the question (issue, difficulties); to varnish over; to gloss over
natural; understandable; reasonable; no wonder
cumulative total; accumulated total; total up to now
example; simile; metaphor; allegory
to think of; to hit upon; to come into one's mind; to remember; to recall
state of mind; mental state; mental attitude
sign of remorse; indication of regret
pensive (or worried) look on one's face
to replace; to move; to change the position of
unnatural; artificial; affected; strained
if only (you) have; as long as (you) have; whenever (you) have
the number of people; many people; a large number of people; (counted as an) adult
to descend; to go down; to be handed down (of an order, judgment, etc.); to pass (of time); to surrender; to capitulate; to be less than
absurd; ridiculous; nonsense; excessive; extreme
Japanese anchovy (Engraulis japonica)
comfort; consolation; diversion
improper; immodest; disgraceful; shameful; vulgar; low
to be shy; to be bashful; to look shy
to be too late; to be too slow
freebie (e.g. with a purchase); something additional; price reduction; discount; exaggeration
to go; to come; to be defeated; to collapse; to be annoyed; to be nonplussed
physiology; menstruation; one's period; menses
murder; killing; murderer
structure; construction; arrangement; plan; plot; contrivance
in either case (used specifically in the instance of two possible outcomes or situations); either way; one way or another
never (even in error); never, ever; never, no matter what happens; by no means
special; auspicious; happy; naive; innocent; good-natured