to raise; to rear; to train; to teach; to promote the growth of; to nurture
memory; sense; experience
awesome; awe-inspiring; august; discourteous (to a superior); lacking due respect
oneself; oneself; for oneself; personally
to be self-complacent; to be conceited; to flatter oneself; to be full of oneself
divine punishment; wrath of God; justice of heaven; suitable punishment; just deserts; come-uppance
a little bit; a little while
contrived; false-sounding
(medical) doctor; physician
there is no need to ...; never happens; there is never a time when
emergency; extraordinary; unusual
management; administration; operation; running (business); conducting
older sister; elder sister
to succeed (a person, to a position, etc.); to inherit; to patch (clothes); to mend; to add (e.g. charcoal to the fire); to replenish with
older sister; elder sister; young lady; miss; ma'am; older girl
being argued into silence; being left speechless
beauty contest to name Miss ...
overall victory; championship
model; dummy; model (profession); fashion model; model (of a vehicle, machine, etc.); version; model (e.g. mathematical)
(talent) scout; recruiter; scouting; headhunting; Boy Scouts; Girl Scouts
Western-style clothes (cf. traditional Japanese clothes)
just a minute; small quantity
bathtub; boat with a bathtub rented to customers (Edo period)
washing (somebody else's body); scrubbing each other
soon; before long; shortly; close (by); near; nearby
sudden; abrupt; unexpected; unforeseen
to hug someone close; to hold someone tight; to embrace closely
dealing appropriately (with a situation); taking proper measures; handling (an issue) carefully; making the best of (a bad bargain)
to have a cramp; to twitch; to stiffen (of a face, expression); to freeze; to shrink (of skin, due to a scar); to tauten
postbox; mailbox; post; position; post (e.g. goalpost); post- (e.g. post-Cold War)
to greet; to call out (to); to invite; to get in touch (with); to cheer (on); to give vocal support (to)
to sprain; to twist; to dampen (enthusiasm); to discourage; to dishearten
grandmother; old woman; female senior citizen
to save; to rescue; to help; to assist; to support (financially); to contribute (to)
near; neighbourhood; nearly (e.g. "it took nearly one year"); close to; shortly; soon
police box; koban; alternation; alternating (current, stress, etc.)
cooperation; coordination; link
influence; effect; to influence; to affect; to have an influence on
whereabouts; place; location; place where one belongs; where one fits in; place where one can be oneself
foreign (exchange) student; international student