to assume an air of importance; to be self-important; to put on airs
senior female worker who supervises junior employees in a domineering fashion
to hesitate to; to waver; to be hesitant about
to have an interest (in something); to feel inclined (toward doing something)
distrust; unjust suspicion
fashion sense; sense of fashion
androgynous; gender-neutral
depository; storage area; storage location; storage site
very loose; slowly; leisurely
to lie down; to throw oneself down
shod feet; wearing shoes; muddy feet; dirty feet
avalanche; snowslide; avalanche; avalanche jōseki
lukewarm; tepid; half-hearted; vague; lenient; mild
change for the better; improvement; looking better (than before)
to be congenial; to agree with one; to be in one's nature
more than enough (to drink)
apartment building; apartment block; apartment house; apartment
ruffled (hair, brush bristles, etc.); unkempt; dishevelled; idling away time; dawdling; dilly-dallying
large serving; large portion
better; preferable; more; increase; (arch.) increase; (arch.) growth
bookstore; bookshop; publisher; main building
mature age; advanced age; maturity; age when one is old enough to know better
to sit for an examination
enthronement ceremony; coronation
circle; "correct"; "good"; *; _; period
cease-fire; truce; armistice
settlement (of a matter); sorting out; winding up (affairs); cleaning up afterwards; tidying up (when finished)
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
reform; reformation; reorganization
doing whatever one pleases; selfishness; self-indulgence
accession to the throne; enthronement
fresh; (liquid) non-dairy creamer; coffee whitener
bureaucratic organization; bureaucracy
to put the scalpel to; to perform an operation on; to take drastic measures to get to the bottom of something; to make a searching inquiry; to put something under the microscope
lovey-dovey; head-over-heels in love
veteran; battle-worn; schooled by adversity in many battles; hard-bitten; rich in experience; very experienced