to support; to maintain; to bring up; to raise; to adopt (a child); to cultivate (a habit, a quality, etc.)
leather pants; leather trousers
bursting with youth and energy (esp. young woman); vivaciously young; (fish) jumping around energetically (e.g. when caught in a net); bursting (e.g. seams); tight; splattering (e.g. cooking oil)
vibes; feeling; atmosphere
positive (e.g. thinking); positive; positive (pole); anode
(one's) favourite food; (one's) favorite food
the whole face; (wearing an expression) all over one's face
cloudiness; cloudy weather; fog (on a mirror, glasses, etc.); cloud (e.g. in marble); gloom; dejection
lie; fib; falsehood; untruth
something unrelated (to what has been discussed thus far)
brothers and sisters; siblings; half-siblings; step-siblings; mate; friend
exactly alike (in appearance); like two peas in a pod; (practically) identical; spitting image (of); carbon copy (of)
aizuchi; backchanneling; interjections indicating that one is paying attention; two smiths hammering at an object in turn
dimension; perspective; point of reference; level (of something)
not all bad; not as dissatisfied (or annoyed) as one would have others believe; not completely displeasing; fairly pleasing
not the time for; not the place for; far from; far more than; nowhere near just; well beyond
to bend; to wind; to twist; to zig-zag
your home; your family; their home; (my) home
to cling tearfully to (someone)
fragile; brittle; delicate; sensitive
simmer; bubble out; flow out
endlessly; ceaselessly; nonstop; incessantly
to lie down; to throw oneself down
to attend on; to wait on; to accompany; to escort; to chaperone
under (guidance, supervision, rules, the law, etc.); under (a flag, the sun, etc.); beneath; with (e.g. one blow); on (the promise, condition, assumption, etc. that ...); (someone's) side
to hang (a curtain); to droop (a tail); to lower (a blind)
restless; fidgety; lively; busy
I don't care; fine, whatever; that's okay; sure, go ahead
one may well say so, but ...; even more than
subordinate; underling; henchman; minion
first meeting; first interview with
just like; (virtually) no different from; (almost) the same as; as good as (e.g. dead, settled)
(jumping) nimbly; light-footed; boing; used at sentence end to affect cuteness
to dam up; to hold back; to keep back; to stem (an activity); to check (e.g. progress)
standard; set; routine; decided
sub; substitute; reserve; sub-
formal; official; regular; proper; legal; due (formalities)
main; principal; main dish; main course; main part; principal part
OK; okay; fine (without); not needed; unnecessary
to scorn; to despise; to hold in contempt; to look down on; to disdain
to doubt; to think (something is) doubtful; to wonder; to be suspicious