seeming to be; appearing to be; like; similar to; in order to (e.g. meet goal); so that
crumbling; collapse; ruin; has-been; wannabe
to want something desperately; to want something (so badly one can taste it)
(not so) much; (not) very
favorite (to win); favourite; likely winner; one's heart's desire; first choice
to meet (someone of higher status); (arch.) to be recognized (esp. by someone of higher status); (arch.) to be visible; (arch.) to be seen
forfeiture; seizure; confiscation; impounding
coachman; driver; cabman; postilion
make-up; get-up; disguise; costume
state of mind; mental state; mental attitude
to represent; to signify; to reveal; to show; to express; to make widely known
knock; knocking; fungo hitting; hitting balls for fielding practice
to call out to; to hail; to address; to appeal
(another's) daughter; young lady (of pampered upbringing); woman who has never known hardship; naive woman
(not) well; (not) properly; (not) enough; (not) sufficiently; (not) satisfactorily; (not) decently
dispersion; scattering; spreading out; diffusion
giving up on winning a hand and discarding only safe tiles
about; roughly; generally; on the whole; completely; quite
thoroughness; completeness; consistency; thorough enforcement; seeing to it that a policy, etc. is carried out without exception
to give (time, money, goods); to donate; to do; to perform; to apply (processing, makeup, etc.); to add (e.g. ornamentation, annotation)
to fall ill; to suffer from (e.g. a disease); to have something wrong with (e.g. an inner organ)
hand-me-down; food offering to the gods; leftovers; trip from Kyoto to the provinces
to come down; to go down; to hang; to dangle; to move back; to step back; to deteriorate
disagreeableness; unpleasantness; nastiness; cutting remark; disagreeable remark; snide comment
happy; auspicious; propitious; naive
to sulk; to be peevish; to run away from home
bitter smile; wry smile; strained laugh; sarcastic laugh
to bear; to stand; to restrain; to control; to forgive; to put up with
brilliant; glorious; glittering; bright; splendid (e.g. achievement, success); promising (e.g. future)
to guess; to sense; to presume; to sympathize with; to sympathise with
after all; in the end; when all's said and done; for the time being; at present
meeting; assembly; party; society; association; club
as a matter of fact; by the way; to tell you the truth; to be honest; frankly
to join in; to have a share in; to get in on the act
under (influence, control, conditions, etc. of); during (war, occupation, etc.)
to be able to reach; to be within one's reach; to be able to afford; to be near (a certain age)
to pull apart; to separate; to have a lead over; to pull ahead of; to outdistance
jewel box; jewelry box; jewelry case; casket
charm; fascination; glamour; glamor; attraction; appeal
being extremely fond of; having a weakness for; having no eye for; being a poor judge of; having no chance (of succeeding)
knowing; (an) acquaintance
taste; liking; preference