placid; composed; serene; big-hearted; broad-minded; magnanimous
if you think about it; come to think of it
electric line; electric cable; power cable; telephone line; telegraph wire
to pull into; to draw in; to bring in; to win over
bashfully; hesitantly; fidgety; restlessly; squirming; wriggling
hut; cabin; small theatre (theater); temporary playhouse; one's own house
inversion of the word order in a sentence; anastrophe
mikoshi; portable Shinto shrine carried through the streets during festivals; palanquin; litter; lower back; waist
hiding one's embarrassment
to blame; to find fault with
skillfully; admirably; really well; excellently
to jump at; to leap at; to fly at; to spring at; to pounce on
feel (of something); touch; texture; feeling; impression
factory; plant; mill; workshop
to die out; to peter out; to become extinct; to cease; to be stopped; to be discontinued
fully fledged; full-fledged; proper; competent; qualified; full-grown
to push (something) against
to choke up; to be speechless; to hold one's tongue
right arm; right-hand man; right hand; right-handed pitcher
unusual; unwonted; uncharacteristic
to raise one's voice; to shout
after all is said and done; no matter what people say; in the end; definitely; undeniably
visiting a temple for another
honour; honor; dignity; prestige; reputation; appearances
a mere ...; only a ...; insignificant
educational administration
large hospital; major hospital
one's seniors and juniors; seniority-based hierarchy
rumor; rumour; gossip; report
tear; rip; rent; slit; crack; chasm
in some way or other; one way or another; somehow; only just; barely
to open out (of a view, scenery, etc.); to spread out; to improve (of luck, prospects, etc.); to get better; to develop (of a town, civilization, etc.); to become civilized; to be sensible
rolling over; turning over; turning around (the other way); reversal (of direction, course, etc.); producing a positive from a negative; producing a negative from a positive
stunning; electrifying; striking; eye-popping; brilliant
public telephone; pay phone
having a headache; racking one's brains; troubling over something
to feel keenly; to strike to the core; to touch to the quick; to pierce deep inside (e.g. of cold)
silence; stillness; quietness
structure; construction; makeup; framework; organization; pattern
screw; key (of a clock, watch, etc.); spring