to apply for; to make an application; to propose (marriage); to offer (mediation); to make an overture (of peace); to challenge
complex; complicated; intricate; mixed (feelings)
to ascend; to go up; to ascend (as a natural process, e.g. the Sun); to rise; to go to (the capital); to be promoted; to add up to
lower floor; downstairs; bottom of the stairs; foot of the stairs
to incline; to lean; to devote oneself to; to concentrate on; to ruin; to squander
middle-age; middle age; midlife; one's middle years
introduction; presentation; referral; listing
fifth degree (of the Japanese and Chinese pentatonic scale)
mouth; lips; shape of the mouth; near an entrance; vicinity of an entrance
to peep (through); to peek; to await (one's chance); to guess; to infer
to induce (somebody to do something); to tempt; to act toward (somebody in a certain way); to handle (men); to send; to forward to
more or less; though not quite satisfactorily; tentatively; for the time being; just in case; once
first meeting; first interview with
refined; genteel; graceful; decent
uncomfortable feeling; feeling out of place; sense of discomfort; malaise; physical unease
to build up; to complete; to construct; to make up; to fabricate; to invent
to be peevish; to sulk; to pout
such; this sort of; like this
perquisite; perk; side benefit; emoluments
nonchalant air; unruffled air
victory; triumph; conquest; success; win
fruit; nut; berry; fruits; profit
neighbour to the right (person, building, etc.)
to discuss; to talk together
neighbour to the left (person, building, etc.)
bosom (buddy); trusted (friend)
expression; look; countenance; face
to come untied; to come apart; to be softened; to be relaxed
illness (usu. excluding minor ailments, e.g. common cold); disease; bad habit; bad behaviour; crazy; insane
being able to hear everything (esp. when one was not intended to)
approximate age; age range
medium build; meat of medium quality
bodily build; degree of fleshiness
count; earl; chief official of the Department of Worship; (arch.) eldest brother; Brazil; Brazilian
surname; family name; hereditary title (used in ancient Japan to denote rank and political standing)
I; me; personal (affairs, etc.); private; selfishness; partiality
behind; in the rear; in back