fingers; fingertips; underling; stooge; tool
direction; district; area; field (e.g. of study); sphere; quarter
someone (unspecified, but someone in particular); a certain person
distinctive of; characteristic of; uniquely applying to; but; except; without
unexpectedly; surprisingly; unexpected; unanticipated; unforeseen
while; during (the time when)
as one wishes; the way one wants; to one's satisfaction
corner; section; one horn; narwhal (Monodon monoceros)
house where one was born; one's parents' house
to be erected; to be built
returning from school; going home from school
toy; (person or thing treated as a) plaything
full of (e.g. mistakes); riddled with; covered all over with (blood, mud, etc.)
near oneself; close to one; familiar
to stop (moving); to come to a stop; to stop (doing, working, being supplied); to come to a halt; to alight; to perch on
to exchange glances; to look at each other; to postpone; to put off; to contrast; to compare
slipping out (a chuckle, giggle); unintentionally (letting out a quiet laugh)
bath; bathing; bathhouse; public bath; room for drying lacquerware; base (wooden joint connecting the blade of a hoe, spade, etc., to the handle)
to put back; to return; to vomit; to throw up; to recover (of a market price)
purification ceremony (performed with water); ritual purification; ablutions
long-established; old-established; traditional
anticlimax; let-down; disappointment; loss of interest
to throw oneself (e.g. off a cliff, etc.)
soft; tender; limp; subdued (colour or light) (color); gentle; meek
solid; firm; stout; burly; strong; sturdy
making; producing; appearance (attire, make-up, etc.); build; physique; sashimi
to catch; to stop the blow; to react to; to take (advice, etc.); to accept
standing by; awaiting an opportunity; being on alert
to permit; to allow; to forgive; to pardon; to exempt (someone) from; to remit; to acknowledge
expressly; especially; taking the trouble (to do); intentionally; deliberately
prohibition; inhibition; ban
to tear; to rip; to break through (cordon, opponent's defense, etc.); to breach; to defeat; to beat; to break (e.g. silence)
swing; shake; appearance; behaviour; pretence (pretense); show; going to restaurant, hotel etc. without a reservation or introduction
custom; convention; tradition; mores; conventional practice
faithful; devoted; loyal; honest; true
listen!; you see; mind you; remember
to break a promise; to go back on one's word; to renege
futility; waste; uselessness; pointlessness; idleness
promptly; immediately; quickly; indifferently
to restrict; to limit; to be restricted to; to be limited to; to be best (for); to be the best plan
grand; magnificent; lavish; forceful; powerful; vigorous