losing one's nerve; feeling awkward; feeling timid; feeling hesitant; feeling nervous; feeling diffident
condolence; sympathy; mourning
to grieve over; to mourn; to lament
to check; to stop; to keep back
to show respect for; to revere; to honour; to honor; to worship; to hold in esteem
birth; giving birth; creating; bringing into the world
link; connection; filler; stopgap (job, budget, etc.); thickener (e.g. in cooking); thickening; hedging
collection of stories (esp. myths, legends, etc.)
frowning on; looking on with scorn; showing disapproval
cruel; heartless; violent; intense; very bad; terrible
to be frowned on; to invite frowns of disapproval; to displease (people); to disgust
ruins of a fire; fire-devastated area
something one finds questionable; something one finds fault with
founder; originator; pioneer
ballot paper; voting paper
so to speak; so to call it; as it were; in a sense
looking good; sounding good; (of) good appearance
embezzlement; misappropriation; pocketing; dressing oneself; putting on clothes
number of votes polled; poll votes
personnel; members; lineup (of a team); announcement of next day's match-ups
group of politicians who support construction interests; (lit.) construction tribe
proofreading; calibration
bookbinding; binding (a book)
Diet members with a special interest in education
bursting with youth and energy (esp. young woman); vivaciously young; (fish) jumping around energetically (e.g. when caught in a net); bursting (e.g. seams); tight; splattering (e.g. cooking oil)
joint sponsorship (of an event); cosponsorship; joint hosting
pay-your-own-way system (e.g. for a wedding reception); entrance fee system; membership fee system
backing (an initiative, candidate, etc.); support; backing up (another player); covering; backup
kabuki; traditional form of drama and music performed by male actors wearing makeup mainly in white and red
appreciation (of art, music, poetry, etc.)
to grant a person a moment
often; frequently; now and then; occasionally
success; boom; being well-attended (of an event); prosperity
life plan; plan for one's life; planning one's life
trying the food at various restaurants; eating tour; walking while eating; eating while walking
grandmother; old woman; female senior citizen
maternity nerves; maternity neurosis
pot; (volcanic) crater; buttocks; gay man; queer; faggot
(formal) shirt; dress shirt; business shirt; button-up shirt