heavy; weighty; heavy (feeling, atmosphere, etc.); serious; gloomy
lock; padlock; tablet; lozenge; pill
to descend (e.g. a mountain); to go down; to alight (e.g. from bus); to get off; to step down; to retire; to be granted
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
and then; and so; and; so then
as expected; predictably; not surprisingly
talkative; loose-lipped; persiflage; frivolous talk
to compromise; to meet halfway; to step up to; to walk up to; to approach
tips of one's hair; hair ends
brunette; woman or girl with brown skin or eyes
(having a) haircut; hair-cutting; hair-dressing
to begrudge doing; to find bothersome
hairline at nape of neck; nape of neck
to tie; to bind; to bear (fruit); to close (e.g. deal); to confirm; to connect (two distant places); to close tightly
inheritance; something given or received
a little tight; a little snug; a little strong; a little harsh
tempering (metal); annealing; forging; toughening; disciplining; training
to miss (doing); to fail (to do)
because of; owing to; due to
on the occasion of; at the time of
hygienic; healthy; healthful; sanitary
(one's) skin colour; skin color; skin tone; flesh colour (of a Japanese person); flesh color; pale orange
by nature; naturally; by birth; innately; congenitally
indeed; really; very; extremely; absolutely; certainly
hard-liners; diehards; (young) man with traditionally masculine interests; tough boy; hard news; reporter who covers political and economic affairs
character (of a person); personality; disposition; characteristics; nature (of a thing, event, etc.)
to doubt; to think (something is) doubtful; to wonder; to be suspicious
darkness; the dark; bewilderment; despair; hidden place; secrecy
all; everything; entirety; absolutely (not); (not) at all; (none) whatsoever
to run along; to run beside; to follow (a policy, plan, etc.); to act in accordance with; to meet (wishes, expectations, etc.); to satisfy
floor above; floor upstairs
several; a number of; quantity; amount; counting; figures; number
table; desk; counter for tables, desks, etc.; offering table before an altar (sometimes used in tea ceremony); tabletop incense burner
which (of three or more); well; now; c'mon
utensil; implement; tool; instrument; appliance; apparatus
miscellaneous; mixed; unorganized
crowded; packed; crammed; cramped; filled; overflowing
orderliness; put in order; tidying up; arranging neatly
space (room, area, outer space)
securing; obtaining; ensuring; belay; belaying