to imitate; to copy; to mock; to trace; to forge
expressing one's feelings; communicating one's intention; declaration of intent
to build up; to establish; to form; to become (a state); to accomplish; to achieve; to change into
official; governmental; public (use, matter, forum, etc.); common; being public knowledge; being out in the open
place; spot; field; discipline; occasion; situation; scene (of a play, movie, etc.)
delicate; minute; fine; detailed; subtle
neckline (of dress, etc.)
dressing up in fine clothes; splendid clothes; one's best clothes
to call for somebody; to come for someone; to pick someone up
to pass the peak (of something); to get through the most difficult part; to be over the worst (e.g. an illness); to cross a pass
to tell; to (try to) persuade; to advise; to warn; to admonish; to reason
gorgeous; gaudy; dazzling; gay; resplendent
to polish; to shine; to brush (e.g. teeth); to refine (e.g. a skill); to improve; to cultivate
to set foot into; to enter; to step inside; to cross the threshold
people; men and women; each person; everybody
surging crowd; wave of humanity; stampede
to be sullen; to be offended; to be huffy; to be stuffy; to be stifling; to be muggy
reservation; putting on hold; deferment
father (esp. used in samurai families prior to the Meiji period)
good story; heartwarming story; good prospect (e.g. marriage, business)
just (now, at the moment, etc.); just as; in the act of; as soon as; at the moment that
to appease one's thirst; to wet one's whistle
glass (drinking vessel); glass (material); glasses (eyewear)
presentiment; premonition; hunch; to have a premonition; to have a hunch
indictment; prosecution; complaint
pursuit (of a goal, ideal, etc.); search; chase; seeking after
quickly (esp. actions); suddenly (esp. wind, rain, etc.)
irregular; atypical; anomalous; anomalistic; abnormal
document; official papers
before God; as God is my witness; in the name of God