to take for granted; to assume; to pretend (to be); to pose (as); to go through with (what one decided to do); to persist in doing
open; public; overt; free; unreserved; uninhibited
now that it's come to this; since it's come to this
in accordance with plans; just as planned
to feel itchy; to itch; to feel creepy; to be impatient; to itch (to do something); to be eager
failing college entrance exams and retaking them a year later
China; Chūgoku region (western part of Honshu comprising the prefectures of Okayama, Hiroshima, Yamaguchi, Tottori and Shimane); central part of a country; main region; province of the second lowest rank (ritsuryo system)
white hair; grey hair; gray hair
3000; three thousand; many
weight; weight (e.g. of someone's words); burden; importance; significance
great (i.e. great-grandson, great-grandmother)
to conceal; to keep secret; to cover up
straight (ahead); direct; upright; straightforward; honest; frank
implication; significance; connotation; depth of meaning; complications of a problem
quantity of heat (e.g. in calories, BTU, etc.); heat value; calorific value; (degree of) enthusiasm; zeal; passion
to come into contact with; to touch (each other); to have a brush with
burying in the ground; having underground deposits
to freeze (from fear, etc.); to be unable to move (e.g. from surprise); to be paralyzed (with horror, etc.); to cower; to shrink in on oneself
angry voice; one's voice when shouting with anger
to narrow in (on); to home in; to focus; to target
mansion; palace; (arch.) nobleman; (arch.) noblewoman; (arch.) cabin (on a boat, carriage, etc.)
approximation; rough estimate; ballpark figure
dry cough; hacking cough; intentional cough (i.e. to get someone's attention)
(wet) cough; (sound of) coughing
from here; from this place
to turn up (hem, sleeves, etc.); to fold back (e.g. page); to turn back; to double back; to loopback (a signal, message, etc.)
back (esp. of a building, etc.); rear; behind
curfew; lockdown; grounding