to learn; to acquire knowledge; to carry; to wear (clothes, etc.); to put on
untalkative; quiet; taciturn; reticent; uncommunicative
thin; pale; light; watery; thin; weak (taste, etc.); little (affection, etc.) not much (of a presence)
dull; uninteresting; insignificant; unimportant; absurd; foolish
younger brother; little brother; brother-in-law (spouse's younger brother or younger sister's husband); (arch.) pupil; (arch.) apprentice
cute; adorable; dear; precious; innocent; childlike
close associate; close aide; brains-truster
intimacy; friendship; familiarity
honorific; term of respect; polite expression; honorific language
feeling of tension; air of tension; tension; nervousness
extravagant; lavish; opulent; luxurious; magnificent; splendid
to line up; to stand in a line; to rival; to match; to equal
to sit; to squat; to assume (a position); to hold steady; to hold still
grand; magnificent; lavish; forceful; powerful; vigorous
freely; generously; liberally; ungrudgingly; unsparingly
tea (usu. green); tea break (at work); tea ceremony
to bring near; to bring close; to let go near; to associate with; to bring (people) together; to let come near (of a person)
to push; to press; to apply pressure from above; to press down; to stamp (i.e. a passport); to apply a seal; to affix (e.g. gold leaf)
to keep away; to keep at a distance
cruelty; hard-heartedness
to deal with (a person); to treat; to deal with (a problem); to handle; to operate (e.g. a machine); to handle; to deal in
rather; better; instead; if anything
to chide; to rebuke; to reprove
sound argument; fair argument; just reasoning
to throw violently against; to slam against; to strike; to thrust at someone (e.g. a letter)
sullenly; taciturnly; morosely; taciturn person; uncommunicative person
facing; opposite; across the street; other side
self-satisfied look; triumphant expression
to put in; to let in; to admit; to accept; to accept; to comply; to include
narrow; confined; small; limited; narrow-minded; confining
to decide to; to pretend that; to make a practice of doing; to make it a rule to
deplorable; regrettable; disappointing; vexing; unfortunate