to take (seat, position, course, office, etc.); to assume; to ascend (the throne); to accede; to start (on a journey); to commence
exchange (e.g. cultural); interchange; interaction; alternating current; AC
cannot be avoided (of a problem, etc.); unavoidable; inevitable
to prepare oneself (for the worst); to resolve oneself
reasons; circumstances; significance; hindrance; obstruction; interference
class (of students); group (of people); party; lot; bunch; crime family; organized-crime syndicate
to stick; to paste; to stretch; to spread; to form (e.g. ice on a pond); to fill; to swell
chattering; chit-chat; (ladies) prattle
chattering; talk; idle talk; chatty; talkative; chatterbox
absorbed in; immersed in; forgetting oneself; daze; within a dream; while dreaming
cat (esp. the domestic cat, Felis catus); shamisen; geisha; wheelbarrow; clay bed-warmer; bottom; submissive partner of a homosexual relationship
to kill; to slay; to suppress; to block; to suppress (a voice, feelings, etc.); to hold back
curiosity; inquisitiveness
to stimulate; to stir up; to arouse
wall newspaper; wall poster
heading; headline; index; headword
stupid; foolish; idiotic; fool; idiot; blockhead
to shrink back; to wince; to flinch; to recoil
what; so-and-so; such and such; what?; wait; well, well
suspicious character (person, figure)
that is to say; that is; in short; in brief; clogging; obstruction; shrinkage
molester; groper; masher; pervert
look!; look out!; hey!; look at me!; there you are!
boo! (sound used to scare someone); ugh (dissatisfaction, aggravation); ulp (consternation)
poor; pitiable; pathetic; pitiful
diligently; seriously; perfectly; properly; sufficiently; satisfactorily
past; after; too (much); over- (e.g. eating)
first of all; at once; right away; for now; for the time being
height (of body); stature
eyesight; vision; visual acuity
to approach; to draw near; to be imminent; to press (someone for something); to urge; to compel
to retreat; to back off; to draw back; to step back; to shrink away
(some) more; even more; longer; further
person's origin (e.g. city, country, parentage, school)
superior; superiors; senior
appropriate; suitable; proper; fitting
to be wounded; to get injured; to get hurt feelings; to get damaged; to get chipped
inconsequential; indifferent; not worth worrying about; whatever; whichever; I don't care
among these; between these; of these; in here; in this