wintry; very cold-looking (e.g. landscape); bleak (e.g. room, street); desolate; empty (of furnishings)
to begin to fall (rain, etc.)
trot; half run; jog; girl in charge of menial tasks in a samurai family
in a crowd; in droves; crawling (of insects); swarming; dragging (e.g. along the ground); trailing
to compete with; to argue with; to quarrel
order; command; directions; instructions
finally; after; following; at the end (of)
delivering an order; dispatch of an order; messenger; orderly; runner
immediately; right away; at once; easily; readily
in preparation (for); in case (of); in the lead-up (to)
not knowing when to let go (give up, etc.); unwilling to resign; having lingering attachment; regretful
to make narrower; to shut (an umbrella); to shrug (one's shoulders); to purse (one's lips)
distributing board (panel); switchboard
cover; covering; cover song; cover version; coverage; to compensate for (a loss)
to close (at a certain point); to cut short; to round up (number); to revalue (currency)
I'm sorry; (it's) inexcusable; thank you very much (for help, etc.)
visit to a hospital, temple, school, etc.
doubting; distrustful; incredulous; suspicious
stiff (atmosphere, manner, etc.); cold; unfriendly; thin and bony; scrawny
stiff and slackless; tense without any looseness; cling tightly; pulled or stretched as far as possible; creaking of a door or oar
to pull one's hair back into a bun
unfashionable; uncouth; unrefined; unpolished; unsophisticated
glasses; eyeglasses; spectacles; judgment; judgement; discrimination
in front of your nose; right next to you; tip of one's nose
name plate; name tag; label
(of a woman) strong-minded; spirited; mannish
stern; grave; austere; strict (e.g. security); severe; firm
to be opposite; to face each other; to confront (an issue); to face
unknown; unidentified; unspecified
sensation; feeling; tendency; propensity
womanly; feminine; womanish; effeminate
wearisome; insipid; dull; irksome; wretched; vain
charming; captivating; bewitching; seductive; coquettish
to elevate; to raise; to lift up; to flatter; to extol; to praise to the sky
protuberance; bulge; protrusion; rise; uplift; upheaval
challenging; defiant; provocative; aggressive
to allow (someone or something) to come near; to let get close