looking pale; looking unwell
courteous; decorous; polite
serving customers; looking after visitors; reception
slight bow (as a greeting or sign of gratitude); nod; salutation; consideration; thoughtfulness
How do you do?; I am glad to meet you
to amass; to accumulate; to store; to leave unpaid
trembling; shivering; jiggling; wobbling; bouncing
falling lightly (e.g. snow, petals, confetti); fluttering; flickering; twinkling; appearing and disappearing; catching glimpses
to speak; to say; to vocalize
to raise objections; to complain; (to have the right) to say anything
for some reason or other; somehow; whatsitsname; what-you-call-it; and so on; and you know the rest
to be crowded with people; to be bustling with; to prosper; to flourish; to do thriving business
nagging; faultfinding; carping; captious
next-door neighbors; (living, sitting) next to each other
to lend an ear; to hearken; to give an ear to; to listen carefully
glance; look; glimpse; complete view; bird's-eye view
practical problem; practical matter
custom; convention; tradition; mores; conventional practice
restriction; restraint; limitation; limit
legal wife; lawful wife; first wife (in polygamous relationship)
at the same time as; while; as well as (multiple roles)
mistress; kept woman; concubine
nature; disposition; temperament; qualities; attributes; talents
piece (in shogi, chess, etc.); (arch.) horse; (arch.) foal; bridge (of a violin, etc.)
tea party; get-together; tea ceremony
to shun; to avoid; to ostracize; to neglect; to distance oneself from; to give the hard shoulder
to compete (with each other); to contend for; to vie for; to rival
(public) notice; attention; public eye; public gaze
to rebuke; to scold; to tell off; to question persistently (in order to criticize or find fault with somebody)
close; intimate; on good terms
to ill-treat; to bully; to torment; to be tough on (e.g. one's body); to treat harshly
to talk back; to answer back; to retort; to say over; to repeat (what one has said)
to ask for permission (before doing something); to ask first
beat; palpitation; pulsation; throbbing
fantasy; illusion; vision; dream
straight; straightforward; direct; neat (e.g. spirits); black (e.g. tea, coffee); entering university directly from high school; fast ball
applying (e.g. a technology); adoption
to set free; to let go; to release; to miss (e.g. a chance); to lose; to let get away
predation; eating prey; preying upon
to covet; to crave; to lust insatiably for; to indulge in; to devour greedily
to run (of liquid); to spread; to blur; to blot; to ooze; to well up (of tears, etc.)
no need to guess; certainly
even a little; any at all; if only a little; no matter how little
dispute; strife; quarrel; dissension; conflict; rivalry
(more than) enough; too much; bitterly; extremely; keenly
crying oneself to sleep; giving up in frustration; accepting meekly; being compelled to accept a situation