store; shop; establishment; restaurant
reserve; constraint; declining; refraining; forethought; foresight
to be unreasonable; to whine; to act like a baby
one can say more with a look than with ten thousand words; the eyes cannot belie one's true thoughts; the eyes are the windows to the soul; eyes are as eloquent as the tongue
exactly as stated; verbatim
considerable; formidable; tremendous; really something else; exceptional; impressive
pillar; post; support; prop; counter for buddhas, gods, nobles, etc.
to leave (in someone's keeping); to put (in someone's care); to put (someone) in charge of; to leave (a matter) in someone's hands; to lean on; to put one's weight on
caller; visitor; company; guest
to be absent; to take a day off; to rest; to have a break; to go to bed; to (lie down to) sleep
my goodness!; oh my!; oh dear!
perhaps; possibly; maybe; if; in case; in the event that
disagreeableness; unpleasantness; nastiness; cutting remark; disagreeable remark; snide comment
hard (on the ears); offensive (to the ear); rasping; rough; harsh; grating
to knit one's brows (in discomfort, unease, disapproval, etc.); to raise one's eyebrows; to frown; to scowl
to meet (by chance); to come across; to meet (e.g. of rivers, highways, etc.); to emerge and engage (an enemy)
to appear; to come in sight; to become visible; to be expressed (e.g. emotions); to become apparent (e.g. trends, effects)
kappa; mythical water-dwelling creature; excellent swimmer; cucumber; cucumber sushi wrapped in nori (seaweed)
long and narrow; lanky; gangling; spindly
hair style; coiffure; hairdo
taste (in fashion, music, etc.); sense (e.g. of humour); flair
old; aged; long; since long ago; of the distant past; long-ago
involuntarily; reluctantly; against one's inclination; against one's will; as a matter of unpleasant necessity; despite oneself
childhood friend; friend from infancy; old playmate
dominion; territory; possession
possession; retention; maintenance
to take up one's residence
to attach; to stick together; to place together; to put side-by-side; to make someone get married; to get someone hitched
lesson; class work; teaching; instruction
practice; practising; training; study
to turn up; to roll up (e.g. sleeves); to do over and over again; to do relentlessly; to stage a comeback (against) (in mahjong, horse racing, etc.); to come from behind
at that time; in those days; at that moment; then
companion; fellow; group; company; member of the same category (family, class)
payback; tit for tat; retaliation; doing over again; redoing
tattling; telling on (someone)
to abandon; to give up on; to desert
mark; target; object; subject; point (e.g. of argument)
superiority complex; sense of superiority