pleasant; agreeable; comfortable; refreshing
all kinds of things; various things; large number of people
office (e.g. the Oval Office)
to (call and) stop; to call (someone) to stop; to hail (e.g. a taxi)
(one's) older brother; young man; sonny; lad
to pat (e.g. dog); to rub; to stroke; to fondle
manly; masculine; like a man
strange; odd; peculiar; queer; curious
mask; disguise; guise; mask
mark; guide; purpose; aim; sight (on a firearm)
numbered tag; numbered ticket
meticulous; careful; discreet; scrupulous; prudent
to curl oneself up; to squeeze oneself in; to be huddled
pitiful; pathetic; painful to look at
competing; competition; auction
to keep (something) a secret; to keep hidden (for ever); to continue to conceal
cloth; bujian (spade-shaped bronze coin of ancient China)
afterwards; at a later time; later on; after some time
reserve; spare; preparation; preliminaries
grounds; foundation; authority; support; prop; something upon which to rely
to smell; to smell of; to have a smell
to tickle; to tickle (one's curiosity, vanity, etc.); to arouse; to make laugh; to amuse
as (e.g. "do as one is told", "as we age we gain wisdom"); wherever (e.g. "wherever my fancy took me")
washing a kimono (or futon, etc.) without taking it apart; laundering whole
to wash; to cleanse; to inquire into; to investigate; to purify (one's heart); to lave (e.g. shore)
to exercise one's authority as a (noun); to act as a (noun)
the point of ...; the place where ...; a place called ...; places known as ...; I would say ...; ... is how I'd put it
solitude; loneliness; isolation
unbearable; intolerable; unendurable
to be noticeable; to notice; to catch one's eye
being moved (to tears); being touched (by); (falling) softly (of leaves, petals, etc.); becoming slightly drunk; becoming tipsy
to shed tears; to (begin to) cry
to kick; to refuse; to reject; to stamp (on the ground); to firmly press one's feet (against something)
to get tired of waiting; to grow impatient
leading a meeting; presiding over a meeting; officiating at a ceremony; chairman; presenter; host