promise; agreement; appointment; engagement; convention; rule
overbearing; coercive; pushy; forcible; high-handed
way (of doing); manner; method; means
pout; displeasure; ill humor; ill humour; sullenness
so much (something) as to (e.g. so moved as to cry); overwhelmed; carried away; because of too much
if only (you) have; as long as (you) have; whenever (you) have
to pinch; to hold (between one's fingers); to pick up and eat; to snack on; to pick out (the main point); to summarize
to be distracted from feelings of depression, boredom, tension, etc.
near; nearby; not far off
underground shopping center; underground shopping centre
to be conspicuous; to stand out
signboard; sign; draw; attraction; reputation (of a shop); name
customer one has never met before; first-time customer
what is called; what you call; what they call; so-called
hiding place; hideout; refuge; retreat; hideaway
stylish; fashionable; dressing (oneself) up; dressing smartly; fashionable dresser; smartly dressed person
person from the countryside; countryman; countryfolk; provincial person; bumpkin; hick
losing one's nerve; feeling awkward; feeling timid; feeling hesitant; feeling nervous; feeling diffident
(personal) appearance; (personal) grooming; essential skill; required knowledge
careful; scrupulous; thorough; conscientious; elaborate; deliberate
check (pattern); plaid; check; inspection; check (mark); tick; checking (something) out
set (of things); combo; setting up; preparing; setting (hair); set (in tennis, volleyball, etc.); set (in a play, film, etc.)
exaggerated puffed-up hairstyle (in gyaru culture)
left hand; left-hand side; left-hand direction; (on) the left
to overlook; to command a view of; to look down on; to despise; to look down on
ring finger; third finger; fourth finger (esp. in piano-playing); fourth toe
to fit; to get into; to be fit for (a job, etc.); to be suited for; to fall into; to plunge into
pair; set of two; pair-oared boat; pair; two of a kind
creakingly; squeakingly; tightly (squeezing, pressing, etc.); (drinking) in one go
to experience chest pain; to have a pain in one's chest; to feel sick at heart; to have one's heart ache; to be anguished
long ago; a long time ago; already
look here; I say; well; I know what; I'll tell you what; just a minute
quietly; softly; seriously; solemnly; sadly
to be solved; to be worked out; to come loose; to come untied; to be removed (of restrictions); to be lifted (e.g. of a ban)
to live (on, by, etc.); to lead a life; to make a living; to earn a livelihood; to spend one's time (doing); to pass one's days (doing)
definite; final; decisive; conclusive
external; foreign (e.g. relations); public (e.g. image)
in form; ceremonial; for form's sake; pro forma