to bend backwards; to bend oneself back; to be taken aback
artistic taste; aptitude for painting; ability to appreciate art; desire to paint
ordinary person; run-of-the-mill people; John Doe; Jane Doe
to bear; to stand; to support; to withstand; to be fit for; to be equal to
to profit; to get; to have (bear, beget) a child; to have a stroke of luck
to throw open; to leave open
common sense; good sense; common knowledge; general knowledge; common practice; accepted practice
extra; more; unnecessary; needless; all the more; even more
obstruction; check; hindrance; prevention; impediment; interdiction
tray; family; household; O-Bon; Bon Festival; gambler's den
high class; high grade; high rank; seniority
cake served with tea; teacake
stylish; smart; high collar; hair dressed in a western style; to dress in the latest Western fashion
to act like a grown up; to pretend to be an adult
obstacle; hindrance; impediment; nuisance; bore; burden
to go out and away; to leave
to be contrary to; to be inconsistent with; to act contrary to (rules or guidelines); to violate; to oppose; to rebel
to arrange beforehand to tell the same story; to get the stories straight
to balance the accounts; to make consistent; to make coherent
to be sad; to mourn for; to regret
better; preferable; more; increase; (arch.) increase; (arch.) growth
to fix upon (one-sidedly); to (ignore somebody's position and) arbitrarily decide something is the case; to scold; to take (a person) to task
course (of events); development; progress; market order; order without limit
trouble; burden; nuisance; care; dependence; support
bookshelves; bookshelf; bookcase
to shake one's head (in denial)
sense of impending crisis; sense of danger
this, that and the other; this and that
first thing in the morning
to go out (e.g. on an excursion or outing); to leave; to depart; to be about to leave; to be just going out
far away; far off; nowhere near; far cry
elevation; rise; improvement; advancement; progress
positive (e.g. thinking); positive (photography); positive (electrical polarity)
front and rear; front and back; before and after; around; about; order; context
to reply; to respond; to answer; to talk back; to retort
slightly; lightly; thinly; faintly; dimly
to open one's eyes wide (in astonishment, wonder, etc.); to be wide-eyed; to be amazed
deep (colour); dark; strong (flavour, smell, etc.); thick (consistency); dense; strong (possibility, etc.)
tearing; ripping; crunching; munching; stiff; starchy; (working) hard