business; things to do; engagement; errand; affairs
to grow up; to become an adult
to continue (for a long time); to occur in succession; to come next (e.g. on TV)
to obey respectfully; to humble oneself; to sit straight (upright, respectfully, attentively)
to be taken aback; to be dumbfounded
to spout out; to spurt out; to sprout; to bud; to burst into laughter; to blow (smoke, etc.)
to be sacked; to be dismissed
tune; tone; vein; mood; condition; state of health
to load (a gun, etc.); to charge; to put into (e.g. emotion, effort); to include (e.g. tax in a sales price); to hang over; to shroud
to cling to; to embrace; to throw one's arms around
to use one's influence; to pull strings; to take measures; to make the necessary preparations
to stroke; to caress; to brush gently; to comb (hair); to smooth down
troublesome; annoying; complicated
brow; glabella; middle forehead; area between the eyebrows
clumsy; awkward; unskillful; incompetent; inept; bungling
distinction; difference (between two things); sense of propriety; proper conduct (according to social or moral norms); accountability; taking clear responsibility (for a fault or failing)
to knock (someone) off their feet; to knock down; to send flying; to strike; to drive away (one's sorrows, worries, etc.); to dispel
reserve; spare; treasured; valued; (ace) up one's sleeve; trump
to treat; to handle; to deal with; to arrange; to decorate (with); to adorn (with)
doing; in such a state; doing together; doing to each other; familiarizing suffix (sometimes meaning "small")
prior; beforehand; in advance; before the fact; ex ante
will; probably; may; I think; surely; I hope
memorization; memorisation; learning by heart
pitch-black; jet-black; strongly tanned; deeply sunburnt; sooty; black with dirt
to wear; to be dressed in; to be adorned in; to clad oneself with
to enter; to go into; to meddle (in); to interfere (in); to go deeply (into an issue); to delve deeper (into)
trot; half run; jog; girl in charge of menial tasks in a samurai family
on good terms (with); on friendly terms (with); (getting along) well; in harmony; happily; peacefully
axis; shaft; center; centre; stalk; stem
in an instant; in a moment; immediately; suddenly; all of a sudden; all at once
to be in the news; to be talked about; to become a popular topic of conversation; to become the talk of the town; to become topical
report (of news); reporting; news; information; (media) coverage
to start to move; to get going; to come alive
investigation (e.g. into someone's guilt); questioning; pressing; catching up; overtaking
great success; huge success