appointment (to an office); investiture; commission
having no special rank or title
prompt answer; direct personal answer
to roughen (e.g. one's attitude); to raise (one's voice)
threatening attitude; menacing look; angry look
in confusion; in a fluster; in bewilderment; sobbing; tearfully; trembling (voice)
what's the best thing to do?; what to do?
very hungry; starving; fawning; bowing and scraping; giving in; being dented
to grant someone's request
entreaty; supplication; petition
strongly; violently; quickly; suddenly
unnecessary; not needed; not necessary
provision; supply; payment; allowance; grant
promising without due consideration
rear guard; second reserve
seedling; young plant; rice seedling
long handle; long-handled spear; long shaft
depending on the situation; depending on circumstances
handed-down order; issued instruction; word of command
energy; vigor; vigour; vitality
to be prolonged; to drag on
Japanese yam (Dioscorea japonica)
rabbit; hare; coney; cony; lagomorph (esp. leporids)
trauma (usu. psychological)
old tale; folk tale; legend; reminiscence
loitering; roaming; sauntering; wandering about; prowling
Japanese yam (Dioscorea japonica)
(mumbling) incomprehensibly; while mumbling; mutteringly; murmuringly
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)
in a little while; in a bit
hot; warm; passionate; impassioned; on everybody's mind; on the radar
breathing of a sleeping person
to turn over; to turn pages of a book; to tear off; to strip off; to tear up
creeping about; stirring restlessly; squirming
to rise; to erect; to get up