to accustom; to train (e.g. one's ear); to tame; to domesticate; to train (an animal)
breath; breathing; concord; harmony; steam (coming off hot food, tea, etc.); (water) vapor
to breathe in; to inhale; to suck; to sip; to absorb; to soak up
straight (ahead); direct; upright; straightforward; honest; frank
clear insight; resignation (to one's fate); acceptance
insistent; obstinate; persistent; too rich (taste, etc.); fatty; heavy
to make noise; to make racket; to rustle; to swoosh; to make merry; to clamor; to clamour
tolerant; generous; lenient; broad-minded; magnanimous
thanks; gratitude; appreciation; thankfulness
haughty; arrogant; pompous; self-important
to declare; to assert; to say bluntly; to say straight out
to rise; to go up; to enter (esp. from outdoors); to come in; to enter (a school); to advance to the next grade; to get out (of water)
cold (to the touch); chilly; icy; (emotionally) cold; coldhearted; unfeeling
welcome; (warm) reception
not feeling like doing ...; having no mind to ...; being in no mood for ...; having no intention of ...
argument; discussion; dispute; controversy
futility; waste; uselessness; pointlessness; idleness
quickly; promptly; immediately; indifferently; coldly
well, ...; right, ...; so; then; that way (would mean ...); if that is the case
please excuse the intrusion; I'm coming in
please; kindly; by all means; certainly; here you are; to give
road; path; route; way; distance; journey; road (e.g. to victory)
to urge; to encourage; to press; to stimulate (e.g. growth); to hasten (e.g. development); to quicken
in that way; like that; that way
contrary person; sourpuss; dog-in-the-manger
inarticulate; clumsy with words; poor at speaking
choices; alternatives; options
reserve; constraint; declining; refraining; forethought; foresight
middle; halfway; half (of); one half; half (e.g. done, jokingly); partly
scream; shriek; shout; exclamation
to have sparkling eyes; to have shining eyes; to have a gleam in one's eyes
a little; a bit; a small amount; a little while; a short time; a moment
making (something) widely known; announcement; unveiling
ten; 10; ten years of age
tatami mat (esp. as a measure of room size, either 1.82 sqm or 1.54 sqm)
every corner; every nook and cranny; all the ins and outs
cleaning; sweeping; dusting; scrubbing
to fall; to drop; to set (of the sun or moon); to sink; to decrease (of popularity, quality, speed, sales, etc.); to fall; to be inferior (to)
close to the wall; alongside the wall
to pile up; to heap up; to stack up; to repeat many times over; to go through repeatedly; to accumulate