distorted; crooked; oval; elliptical shape; round, wooden container for cooked rice; oval coin
attachment; adhesion; tenacity; fixation; obsession
transfer student; student changing schools
United Kingdom; Britain; Great Britain; England
child who has returned to Japan after living abroad; returnee child; (Japanese) person who lived abroad during (part of) their childhood
trouble; bother; annoyance; to be troubled (by); to be bothered (by); to be inconvenienced (by)
action; behavior; behaviour; (arch.) recommendation (of a person for a position)
shop; store; somebody who sells (something) or works as (something); somebody with a (certain) personality trait; house; roof
explanation; interpretation
to be of benefit; to be useful; to be good for you
to be convinced (that); to be under the impression (that); to make up one's mind; to set one's heart on; to be obsessed (with a thought, idea, etc.); to think about obsessively
to be certain of; to have faith in; to believe completely; to trust (someone completely)
service; help; discount; discounted item; free service; freebie; service
ghastliness; dreadfulness; grimness; intimidation; menace; threat
to conceive; to become pregnant; to get filled with (e.g. sails filled with wind); to be swollen with; to contain (a contradiction, danger, etc.); to carry (a problem, consequences, etc.)
to feel nervous; to feel afraid; to be startled; to be surprised; (arch.) to be shy; (arch.) to be bashful
not exceeding; and downward; below (e.g. standard); under (e.g. a level); the below-mentioned; the following
everything one does; whatever one does
head; brains; intelligence
weak; frail; delicate; tender; unskilled; weak (wine)
up through; up until; down to; from ... to ... (e.g. from head to toe); everything from ... to ...
stiffening; rigidity; rigor; stiffness; ossification; petrification
master and servant; lord and retainer; employer and employee
answer respectively agreement or disagreement
that; the matter in question
to teach thoroughly; to instill (into); to instil; to inculcate; to drum (into); to drill (into)
to find out; to discover; to detect
completion; conclusion; perfect (tense, form, aspect)
in that manner; like that
strong pressure; heavy pressure
to be at a loss for words
to apply pressure from above; to press down; to overwhelm; to overpower; to repress
master; Your lordship; My lord; husband
ominous; sinister; unlucky; inauspicious
to break through; to penetrate; to pierce
natural; reasonable; obvious; usual; common; ordinary
to declare; to assert; to say bluntly; to say straight out
proof; testimony; demonstration; verification; certification
exercise; physical training; appeal; campaign; motion; movement