appropriate; adequate; suitable; fitting; worthy
empty; void; vain; fruitless; lifeless
how many times; how many degrees (temperature, angle, etc.)
not worth doing; waste of effort
gentle clinking; sound of rapping; sound of rattling; simmering noise; light bubbling; sound of cooking something on a low flame
response (felt in the hands); resistance; reaction; response; effect
with a snap; (break) cleanly; (reject) sternly; flatly; smartly (e.g. of dressing up well)
to give candid advice; to give harsh but honest advice; to admonish
attractive; good-looking; stylish; cool; smooth; neat
election; selection; choice
discerning (quick) eye; keen insight
(cannot) possibly; (not) by any means; (not) at all; utterly; absolutely
permanent; everlasting; lasting; very long; many years of
in terms of both ... and ...; from the perspective of ... as well as ...; whether it be ... or ...
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
resting at times; with careful thought; after proper consideration
firm; determined; resolute; conclusive
refusal; rejection; denial; veto
to that extent; to that degree; so much; so
(coming to a) mutual understanding; understanding each other
something that will last a lifetime (esp. high-quality products)
had enough; flatly refusing; wouldn't do for anything; begging pardon
fragment; broken piece; chip; ounce (of truth, conscience, etc.); trace; shred
surmise (about somebody's feelings); guess; conjecture
wife; Mrs; proprietress; landlady; large women's size (clothing)
to get better; to get well; to recover (from an illness); to be cured; to be restored; to heal
jaw; chin; barb (of a fishhook)
to be disconnected; to get out of place; to miss the mark; to get it wrong (e.g. guess, expectation); to be removed; to be excluded
to open one's mouth (to talk); to (start to) tell
to raise; to raise up; to wake; to wake up; to cause; to bring about; to start
to fall (over, down); to collapse; to be destroyed (in a collapse); to collapse; to be confined to bed (with an illness); to come down with; to die
rural area; countryside; the sticks; hometown
to bring; to take (something) along; to fetch; to get
elopement; running away with a lover
Catholic priest; abbe; reverend father; minister; padre
to request; to beg; to call; to order; to entrust to; to rely on
quickly; at once; right away; hurriedly
equation; formula; ceremony; style; (arch.) enforcement regulations (of the ritsuryo)
to raise; to elevate; to do up (one's hair); to fly (a kite, etc.); to launch (fireworks, etc.); to land (a boat); to show someone (into a room)
showy; loud; gay; flashy; gaudy
representation; agency; proxy; deputy; agent; attorney
document; official papers
grunt; grumble; pimples; spots; cutting into small pieces; simmering
somehow; for some reason; without knowing why