coat; tunic; jacket; outer garment
increase; rise; growth; addition; increment
formal marriage interview; marriage meeting
at a young age; while still young
to make one's own; to take possession of
to begin to open; to come out; to smile broadly; to come apart at the seams (clothes)
hazy; misty; foggy; hazy feeling; uncertain feeling; feeling gloomy
to hug someone close; to hold someone tight; to embrace closely
success in life; getting ahead; successful career; promotion; climbing the corporate ladder; eminence
loveable; very likeable; like very much
to hold in one's arms (e.g. a baby); to embrace; to have sex with; to make love to; to sit on (eggs); to brood
attaching the polite suffix "-san" to somebody's name
top brass; upper echelon; higher-ups; top management; upper reaches; top of the pile
to push aside; to brush aside
root; source; origin; foundation; basis; essence
to shake; to swing; to sway; to shock
to pull apart; to separate; to have a lead over; to pull ahead of; to outdistance
to push aside; to brush or thrust aside; to remove; to get rid of
civil war; insurrection; rebellion; domestic conflict
suppression; repression; subjugation
scenery; scene; landscape
oscillation; vibration; swing (e.g. of a pendulum)
by the way; incidentally; sometimes; occasionally; precisely (at that time); exactly
warm (treatment, reception, etc.); kind; cordial; hospitable; courteous; respectful
to catch; to stop the blow; to react to; to take (advice, etc.); to accept
to grant (request, wish); to answer (prayer); to fulfill (conditions); to meet (requirements)
to give; to offer; to lift up; to hold up; to raise
true character; real nature
mask; disguise; guise; mask
really; very; extremely; (not) anything; (not) at all; (not) a bit
bowl; vessel; container; ability; capacity; calibre
to measure; to weigh; to survey; to conjecture; to infer; to surmise
intolerant; small-minded; inflexible; unforgiving; unyielding; ungenerous
laughing at an inappropriate time; not being able to hold back one's laughter; scornful laughter; snicker; snigger
ambition; aspiration; sinister designs; treachery
to balance; to be in harmony; to be in equilibrium; to suit; to go well together; to be a good match
heir; heiress; inheritor; successor
to be raised (e.g. child); to be brought up; to grow (up)
self-esteem; self-respect; self-importance; conceit; pride
lump; mass; group; crowd; embodiment (of an idea, quality, feeling etc.); personification
to mask; to cover; to cloak; to hide; to conceal
swelling; enlargement; becoming fat; hypertrophy