on the surface; ostensibly; superficially; apparently
everything; anything; nothing
surely; undoubtedly; sternly; severely; having no slack; rigid
dark brown; colour of tanned skin
to collect; to gather; to save; to accumulate; to pile up
to cause someone to worry
to slip out; to sneak away; to break into the lead; to get ahead; to begin to fall out (e.g. hair); to break out (of a loop)
running away from home; elopement; (arch.) outing; (arch.) going out; (arch.) becoming a Buddhist monk; (arch.) entering the priesthood
monitoring; watching; observation; surveillance; guarding; supervision
succession; continuation; series; sequence
the ways of the world; human nature
abduction; kidnapping; kidnaping
sentence-ending particle expressing doubt
in one go; in one gulp; in one breath; immediately; instantly; right away
to talk on and on; to rattle on; to keep on talking (without pause)
to be wrought up; to be on edge; to get irritated; to get excited (about); to be unsettled
to employ; to hire; to charter
never mind that; don't worry about that; listen up
to accept (e.g. an explanation); to be satisfied (with); to assent (to)
to apply pressure (on); to bring pressure upon; to lean on
reluctantly; grudgingly; unwillingly
seat; location (of a gathering, etc.); place; position; post
to sit down; to take a seat
pretty; charming; lovely; adorable
to think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine
aid; assistance; help; cheering; rooting (for); support
look who's talking; I don't want to hear it from you; are you in any position to say that?
by all means; at any cost; whether (one is) willing or not; willingly or unwillingly; on no account; by no means
being concerned about or mindful of
pitiful; pathetic; painful to look at
at a moment's notice; readily
to speak to; to give a (something) talk to; to speak words of (something)
to omit; to leave out; to exclude; to curtail; to save; to cut down
details; particulars; longitude and latitude; warp and weft; warp and woof
to break off (mid-sentence); to stop (saying)
Metropolis (of Tokyo); (Tokyo) Metropolitan District; counter for cities and towns; capital
to guess; to sense; to presume; to sympathize with; to sympathise with
peace conference; peace negotiations
considerably; not a little; in no small numbers
rejection; expulsion; boycott; ostracism
disadvantage; handicap; unfavorable position
tightly (hold, squeeze, etc.); firmly; forcefully (e.g. push); hard
never mind!; don't worry about it
to sit; to squat; to be implicated
to be popular; to come into fashion; to be prevalent; to spread widely (e.g. disease); to flourish; to thrive