abusive language; violent language; wild words
real intention; motive; true opinion; what one really thinks
to marry (of a woman); to become a bride; to marry into (a family)
approximate age; apparent age; marriageable age (esp. of a woman); age of maturity; appropriate age (to ...); old enough (to ...)
to prepare oneself for the worst; to strengthen one's resolve; to accept one's fate; to prepare oneself
to bewilder; to perplex; to puzzle; to tempt; to seduce
even if I say so myself; for me (to do such a thing)
uncertainty about the future; concern about future prospects
dealing with (people, customers, complaints, etc.); receiving (callers, visitors, etc.); attending to; handling; serving
oneself; oneself; for oneself; personally
change of attitude (stance, position); lightness of foot; ability to dodge out of the way of an attack
is something wrong?; what's wrong?; what's the matter?; slightest; mere; trivial
reaching a stopping place; settling down (before the next stage); getting to a point where one can rest; one paragraph
indicates supposition; if ... then; when; (typically after someone's name) indicates exasperation
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
lower floor; downstairs; bottom of the stairs; foot of the stairs
gloomy; melancholy; pessimistic
checking answers (e.g. to homework problems); verifying one's answers
sure; certain; reliable; trustworthy; If I'm not mistaken; If I remember correctly
hair or fur on the surface of fabric; pile; growth of hair; hairy legs
mat; canvas (boxing, wrestling)
being all smiles with joy
shoe; shoes; boots; footwear; footgear
shoes strictly prohibited
box; case; car (of a train, etc.); shamisen case; shamisen; public building; community building
confectioner; confectionery; candy store
to dedicate; to make an offering; to supply; to store; to finish; to bring to a close; to restore (something to its place)
to lump together; to include; to sum up; to quibble
very hard; with utmost effort; as hard as one can; with all one's might; for dear life; eagerly
grandmother; old woman; female senior citizen
nodding (in agreement, with approval, etc.); repeatedly nodding and dozing off; suddenly (dying); deep (flavor, flavour, color, colour, etc.); rich
scissors; shears; clippers; hole punch
to stick; to get stuck; to be unavailable; to be busy; to be piled up (e.g. of work); to halt (in one's speech)
skillful; skilful; adroit; clever; shrewd; ingenious
blue; azure; green; pale; gray; unripe
fully; luxuriantly; fluffy; plump; soft and full
being in dire distress; being hard put to it; the four and eight kinds of suffering
line; stripe; line (e.g. telephone line); wire; ray (e.g. X-ray); beam; line (e.g. of a railroad)