pride; boast; credit (to)
to cross (legs or arms); to link (arms); to put together; to construct; to braid; to plait; to grapple
ending; conclusion; join; union; knot; knotting
to spell; to write; to compose; to bind (e.g. documents); to patch
house where one was born; one's parents' house
helpless; forlorn; hopeless; unpromising; lonely; discouraging
speciality; specialty; subject of study; expert; area of expertise
family business; family trade; one's occupation; one's trade
prohibition; inhibition; ban
mention (in a document); record; entry; statement; listing
equation; formula; ceremony; style; (arch.) enforcement regulations (of the ritsuryo)
written oath; covenant; pledge
appropriate; suitable; fitting; apt; proper; right
complexion; one's colour; one's color; countenance; expression; one's face
to line up; to set up; to enumerate; to itemize; to be equal (to); to compare well (with)
to trace (drawing); to follow; to imitate; to copy; to reproduce
gradually; by degrees; little by little; steps; stairs; staircase
to mellow (e.g. personality); to be rounded; to huddle; to cower
scale; scope; plan; structure
great; grand; extensive; large-scale
to manage (all by oneself); to control; to run; to take charge of
to burn; to be roasted; to be heated; to be jealous; to be envious
to be responsible for; to bear the responsibility of
residence; estate; grounds; premises; mansion
to live (of humans); to reside; to inhabit; to dwell; to abide
high-pressure salesmanship; the hard sell; aggressive peddling
ticktock; chinking (e.g. of a hammer against rock); knocking; dry and hard; (frozen) stiff; hidebound
to ring; to sound; to be popular; to be esteemed; to state; to insist
Mr.; Mrs.; Miss; politeness marker
to speak; to talk; to mediate; to act as a go-between; to put in a good word (for someone)
to tie; to fasten; to wear (necktie, belt); to put on; to total; to sum; to be strict with
decision; settlement; definition
softly; gently; stealthily; secretly; to leave alone; to leave as it is
to draw in; to take in; to retract; to withdraw; to take back (e.g. words)
to stop (moving); to come to a stop; to stop (doing, working, being supplied); to come to a halt; to alight; to perch on
that kind of; of the sort; of the kind; such
to come out all right; to take care of itself; to be OK
with a swoosh; at one fell swoop
malicious; ill-tempered; unkind
don't worry about it; forget about it