to favor; to favour; to show favor to; to show favour to; to be partial to; to be a regular customer of
with a clash; with a thud; unexpectedly (meeting someone); suddenly (ending); abruptly (coming to a halt)
to place persons opposite; to come face to face with; to compare (with); to check (against); to match
unexpected; unscheduled; unforeseen; unplanned
small horse; pony; foal; colt; filly
bluntly (refusing, etc.); flatly; out of hand; completely
reconciliation; make peace with
How did you like ...?; How about ...?; What's going on?; How's it going?
to start to say; to attempt to say; to be about to say; to speak to; to address
plentiful; lot of; much; pile of
cleaning; dry cleaning; laundry service
ticket; coupon; bond; certificate
to entrust (a matter) to; to leave to; to abandon oneself to (e.g. pleasure); to yield to (e.g. anger); to devote oneself to
to put on (of clothing); (lit.) to put (arms) through sleeves
to take pride in; to pride oneself; to be proud of
to rise to the surface; to come to the front; to emerge (e.g. from obscurity); to stand out (e.g. against a dark background)
gear; cogwheel; cog (in an organization, company, etc.); cog in the machine
poverty-stricken; destitute; poor; penurious
farmer; farming family; farmhouse
country living; life in the country; country life
cloudless (sky); without a cloud (in the sky)
lukewarm; tepid; disagreeably warm (e.g. bath)
of good omen; auspicious; lucky; auguring well (for); boding well (for)
portrait; likeness; sketch (of a face)
counter for flat objects (e.g. sheets of paper); (arch.) counter for positions or roles; (arch.) counter for food portions (now only gyōza and soba); counter for ranking level
evil spirit; demon; devil
creation; founding; initiating
to tie; to bind; to fasten; to restrict (freedom); to tie down (with rules, regulations, etc.); to fetter
shell; husk; hull; pod; chaff
dissipation; prodigality; debauchery
banter; raillery; ridicule; teasing; making fun of
to exchange glances; to correspond; to counterbalance
independence from parents
nagging; faultfinding; carping; captious
to rule; to govern; to administer
asleep (in bed); sick in bed