insertion; interposition; interpolation; infix
round of ghost stories (trad. at night with a lamp or candle being extinguished after each story)
addition; supplement; appending; appendix
experienced; veteran; skilled; expert
steward; butler; court official; deacon (Anglican, Lutheran, etc.)
(confronting a problem, etc.) head-on; directly; outright; (lit.) from the front
(a person's) appearance from behind; person as seen from behind; back view; retreating figure
half the body; half length
to be at wits' end; to be greatly perplexed; to be troubled
to (an extent); up to; there is no need to ...; it should hardly be necessary to ...; even if there is no need to ... (at least ...)
relation; connection; relevance
overall; general; as a whole
well-bred; of good upbringing
appearing that; seeming that; looking like; having the appearance of
attire; dress; clothes; clothing; costume; garb
hair style; coiffure; hairdo
gathering material (for an article, novel, etc.); collecting information; covering (an event, incident, etc.); reporting; interview (for a news story)
to grow long (e.g. hair, nails); to lengthen; to extend; to reach out; to hold out; to straighten; to smooth out
well-bred; of good upbringing
parent; parents; dealer; banker; founder; inventor; (pet) owner
to be affectionate to; to treat tenderly; to show favouritism to; to be partial to; to fondle; to caress
country; state; region; national government; central government; home (i.e. hometown, home country); province (of Japan)
to be based (on); to be founded (on); to be grounded (on); to be due to; to come (from); to arise (from)
stroller; buggy; pushchair; pram
Japanese word constructed of elements from one or more English terms; pseudo-English word or phrase coined in Japan; wasei eigo
foreign; abroad; overseas
to grow up; to become an adult; to become big; to grow in size
to place on (something); to give (someone) a ride; to give a lift; to load (luggage); to carry; to send out (on the airwaves, etc.); to deceive
cute; adorable; dear; precious; innocent; childlike
growth; breeding; growing up (in, as); upbringing
-less; lacking; non-existing
anyhow; at all events; in any case; either way; anyway
inside; interior; (within) one's mind; one's soul; one's heart
education; schooling; training; culture; cultivation; education
elementary school; primary school; school for children over eight years old in ancient China; traditional Chinese philology
to receive; to get; to accept; to take (someone's words or behaviour); to interpret; to understand
towards (a destination); for the purpose of; with the goal of; targeting (a group, a demographic)
to be taught; to learn; to take lessons in
negligence; neglect; carelessness; procrastination
to harm; to hurt; to fail to do; to do amiss; to almost do; to come close to doing