to get close; to cuddle close together; to nestle close to; to snuggle up to
collection; recovery; withdrawal; retrieval
to catch; to stop the blow; to react to; to take (advice, etc.); to accept
sharp (blade); pointed; sharp (pain); stabbing; perceptive; keen
spine; line of the backbone; seam down the back (of clothing)
to freeze; to be frozen over; to congeal
development; growth; development (of a situation, story, etc.); advancement; playing around; having an active sex life
honest; frank; candid; honestly; frankly
bustling; busy; crowded; lively (party, voices, etc.); loud; noisy
showy; brilliant; gorgeous; florid; gay
though; notwithstanding; although
eldest son (may be the only son); first-born son
man (esp. one who is well-respected); samurai; person (in a certain profession, esp. licensed); member
order of chivalry; chivalric order
pride; self-confidence; thinking highly of oneself; being proud of one's abilities or achievements
to lose; to be defeated; to succumb; to give in; to be inferior to; to break out in a rash due to (e.g. lacquer, shaving, etc.)
practical use; application; conjugation; inflection
guard; sentinel; garrison
station; office; guardroom
to assemble everything together; to do something as a group
for generations; hereditary; generation after generation
favour; favor; obligation; debt of gratitude
to rise; to swell; to be promoted
inscription; epitaph; (manufacturer's) engraved signature; motto; maxim
to grant; to give; to confer; to teach; to instruct; to impart (knowledge)
recommendation; putting in a good word for someone
when it becomes; when it comes to
to be resurrected; to be resuscitated; to be rehabilitated; to be recalled (e.g. memories); to be brought back
to ascertain; to make sure of; to determine; to probe; to get to the bottom (of something)
cart (esp. a food cart); stall; festival float; portable shrine dedicated to a god and shaped like a house; stage prop fashioned after a large building; framework (of a house, etc.)
sometimes; at intervals; occasionally; on occasion; from time to time
to go by; to cross; to pass by; to flash across
uncomfortable feeling; feeling out of place; sense of discomfort; malaise; physical unease
looking someone in the eyes; taking a straight look at something
to beg; to pester; to plead; to coax; to hound; to importune
no problem; all right; not an issue; unobjectionable
first meeting; first interview with
purpose; goal; aim; objective; intention
furthermore; adding to the above-mentioned; not quite; not very good; lacking
social standing of a family; lineage; parentage; good family