infancy; childish; infantile; immature
-ness; indicates assertion; come (on); come now; er; um; indicates scrutiny, critique or mistrust
inferiority complex; sense of inferiority
to make merry; to be festive
to float; to save (on one's expenses); to scrimp; to half-rise, e.g. to one's feet
remote past; far ago; time immemorial
to resemble; to look like; to be like; to be alike; to be similar; to take after
to be soaked in; to be flooded; to be submerged; to be immersed in (joy, memories, alcohol, etc.); to give oneself over to; to bask in
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
commemoration; celebration; remembrance; memento; souvenir; keepsake
gem; jewel; precious stone
to buy; to purchase; to value (highly); to think highly of; to incur (someone's anger, displeasure, etc.); to elicit (e.g. sneers)
as one would expect; naturally; indeed; still; all the same; after all
scary; frightening; eerie; dreadful
to mind; to care about; to be an issue; to matter; to keep company; to care for; to interfere with
room; wife (of someone of high rank); scabbard; Chinese "Encampment" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
certainly; of course; even if; no matter (who, what, when, where, why, how); without even; without so much as; at the (least, earliest, etc.)
to permit; to allow; to forgive; to pardon; to exempt (someone) from; to remit; to acknowledge
to bring (someone into a place); to lead into
going in and out; entering and exiting; visiting regularly; frequenting; income and expenditure; incomings and outgoings; increase and decrease
reason; cause; meaning; sense; (good) sense; reason
to choose; to select; to pick (out)
to spread; to extend; to unfold; to open; to scatter about; to spread around
to calm down; to compose oneself; to calm down; to settle down; to settle down (in a location, job, etc.); to settle in; to be settled (of an arrangement, conclusion, etc.)
consent; agreement; acceptance; understanding; satisfaction (e.g. with an explanation); being convinced
obedient; meek; honest; frank; straight (e.g. hair); without peculiarity
agreement; consent; same opinion; same view; same meaning
as is; as it is; as things are; like this; this way; at this rate
place; spot; field; discipline; occasion; situation; scene (of a play, movie, etc.)
honour; honor; dignity; prestige; reputation; appearances
to keep up (appearances); to put up (a good front); to smooth over (a mistake, fault, etc.); to gloss over; to mend; to repair
relief; reassurance; recognition of right to land ownership (by the shogunate, a feudal lord, etc.); (arch.) living safely surrounded by walls
vortex; maelstrom; whirlpool; (in the middle of a) scandal; controversy; quarrel
chairman; leader of a troupe; proprietor of a theatrical company
starring (in a film, play, etc.); playing the leading part
actor; actress; man of wits; clever person; cunning fellow
agency; agent; answering (the door, phone, etc. on someone's behalf); ushering in (a visitor); passing on (a message); conveyance
entering a room; studying under a Buddhist teacher
permission; approval; authorization; license
to transfer (to a different place, group, etc.); to change; to move to the next stage (of a plan, etc.); to divert (one's attention) to; to focus on (something different); to spend (time); to let (time) pass