kimono; Japanese traditional clothing (esp. full-length); clothing; clothes
to squat; to crouch down (completely, generally with face looking through knees)
inarizushi; sushi wrapped in fried tofu
bento; Japanese box lunch
affliction; hardship; difficulty; suffering; trouble
arrogance; insolence; disrespect
wild; in disarray; harum-scarum; hysteric
to push (something) against
tall figure; high stature
fluent (in a language); flowing
guarantee; security; assurance; pledge; warranty
to read (somebody's) thoughts; to guess what (someone) is thinking
to stray into; to lose one's way (and enter); to wander into
to take someone's life; to kill someone
to send (something) flying; to splatter; to drive (something) off
to come to like a lot; to fall in love
justice; fairness; impartiality
to feel guilty; to suffer from a guilty conscience; to feel uneasy; to have qualms about; to have scruples about; to feel regret
point where one has to accept one's fate; point where one has to give up; state of resignation; resigned state
wherein; therein; thereinto
greedy; avaricious; covetous
land mine; topic that sets someone off; sensitive topic; something that seems fine at first but turns out to be very bad (e.g. product, business); booby trap
to make do errands; to set to scutwork
snapping back (at someone); lashing out (despite being in the wrong); counterblast; counteroffensive; backlash
to be pleased with; to suit
to meet; to encounter; to see; to have an accident; to have a bad experience
not quite (right); not very good; somewhat (lacking)
first place; first rank; unit's position; Japanese yew (Taxus cuspidata)
to deem acceptable; to approve of; to value; to consider a good thing
to collect (debts); to dun; to appoint; to promote; to emphasize; to focus on
to get along (with someone); to be like-minded; to be congenial
to hang one's head; to look down; to cast one's eyes downward
believable; credible; trustworthy
to put an end to something; to get something over with; to quit something one has been engaged in too long or to an excessive degree