to feel awkward; to feel ashamed; to feel inferior; to feel shy (about doing something)
to hold hands; to join hands; to do together; to go arm in arm; to join forces; to link hands
garden; yard; courtyard; field (of action); area
to get dirty; to become dirty; to become sullied; to become corrupted; to lose one's chastity
dirty; filthy; disordered; messy; indecent (language, etc.); dirty
therefore; consequently; accordingly; for that reason
feel; touch; impression (of a person); most impressive passage; highlight; beginning
spurious article; forgery; counterfeit; imitation; sham
warm; mild; (pleasantly) hot; considerate; kind; genial
middle of summer; height of summer; midsummer
hot; warm; passionate; impassioned; on everybody's mind; on the radar
to weigh on one's mind; to trouble one's heart; to be concerned about; to worry about
to fall down; to fall over; to turn out; to play out; to abandon Christianity (and convert to Buddhism); to apostatize
one round; one circuit; one revolution; one lap; one turn
Zhou dynasty (China, approx. 1046-256 BCE); Chou dynasty; perimeter; counter for laps or circuits
to break; to fracture; to fold; to bend; to make (origami); to interrupt
safety; security; safely; without incident; good health; inaction
formal; strict; ceremonious; stiff
several years; a few years
reference; bibliographical reference; consultation; browsing (e.g. when selecting a file to upload on a computer); checking out
comic books; comics; comic; comical
writing something on commission; newly written text
grandfather; old man; kyogen mask used for the role of an old man
zaibatsu; financial conglomerate; industrial group
company president; manager; director
very young; little; childish; immature
establishment; creation; posing (a problem); options setting; preference settings; configuration
to hang up (e.g. a coat, a picture on the wall); to let hang; to put on (e.g. a blanket); to put on top of; to put on (glasses, etc.); to wear (a necklace, etc.); to make (a call)
dryer (esp. hair); drier; blower
to dry (clothes, etc.); to desiccate
guest room (at a hotel); guest cabin (on a boat); passenger cabin (on a plane); drawing room
group; party; team; organization; organisation; association
corridor; hallway; passageway
strange; odd; peculiar; queer; curious
to pass (by) each other; to brush past; to miss (meeting) each other; to fail to meet; to be at odds; to clash
to enquire of someone about something (inquire); to question; to interrogate; to grill (someone about a matter); to question in detail
mind; spirit; attitude; mentality; spirit (of a matter); essence
to pass; to pass on; to give (something) a miss; to cut it out; to knock off (for the day); to let the matter drop
five; five years of age; eight o'clock (old time system)
crevice; crack; spare moment; interval; chink (in one's armor, armour); unpreparedness
chattering; talk; idle talk; chatty; talkative; chatterbox
pot (esp. teapot, coffee-pot); vacuum bottle; thermos flask
oneself; oneself; for oneself; personally