unexpected; contrary to expectations; by chance; casual
companion; fellow; group; company; member of the same category (family, class)
entry (on stage); appearance (on screen); entrance; introduction (into a market)
smirkingly; broadly (grinning)
clothes (esp. Western clothes); counter for doses of medicine, gulps of tea, drags of a cigarette, etc.
bad feeling; feeling bad; disagreeable; unpleasant; revolting; gross
frequently; repeatedly; eagerly; keenly; hard; terribly
to use abusive language; to curse; to call someone names
receiving; reception; eating; drinking; please; please do for me
with a start; in surprise; suddenly (realize, remember, etc.); all of a sudden; puffing (air); with a puff
to turn toward; to look (up, down, etc.); to face (e.g. east) (of a building, window, etc.); to look out on; to point (of an arrow, compass needle, etc.); to be suited to
flax color; flax colour; beige; ecru
inheritance; something given or received
innocent; cherubic; childlike
shirt (undergarment); undershirt; singlet; shirt (outerwear; usu. with collar and buttons)
horse riding; mounting a horse; mount; riding horse; saddle horse
consequence; outcome; result; blame
to freeze to; to be frozen to; to freeze in place; to be still
from the beginning; without hesitation; flatly (e.g. refusing); entirely; completely
to put on (one's head); to wear; to be covered with (dust, snow, etc.); to pour (water, etc.) on oneself; to bear (e.g. someone's debts, faults, etc.); to take (blame); to overlap (e.g. sound or color)
it's different when ... but; it's not so bad when ... but
to become defiant; to fight back; to turn upon; to take the offensive
to be bewildered; to be perplexed
to grow up; to become an adult; to become big; to grow in size
end; conclusion; last; final; no sooner than; once
a head (e.g. taller or shorter); noticeable difference (in competitors' results)
part; portion; amount; worth (as in "two days' worth"); one's means; one's place; one's duty
height (of body); stature
difference; variation; difference
good; OK; all right; fine; very well; will do
boy; son; child; mere boy; stripling; greenhorn
pet name; nickname; name used to indicate affection, intimacy, informality, etc.
to think of; to hit upon; to come into one's mind; to remember; to recall
low-lying part of a city (usu. containing shops, factories, etc.); Shitamachi (low-lying area of eastern Tokyo near Tokyo Bay, incl. Asakusa, Shitaya, Kanda, Fukugawa, Honjo, Nihonbashi, Kyobashi and surrounds)
to behave; to conduct oneself; to entertain; to treat someone (to a drink); to make tea for someone (tea ceremony)
to receive; to get; to catch (e.g. a ball); to be struck by (wind, waves, sunlight, etc.); to sustain (damage); to incur (a loss); to undergo (e.g. surgery)
no sooner than; as soon as; immediately after; at the thought of; when I think about
to come to one's senses; to calm down
Leo (constellation); the Lion
to bring forward (e.g. by 3 hours); to advance; to hasten (e.g. one's death); to quicken (e.g. one's step); to speed up; to accelerate
to go out; to go around; to walk about; to roam
duty; sense of duty; honor; in-law; relation by marriage