imitating; copying; mimicry; behavior; behaviour; action
receiving; welcoming; going to meet; final call; call of fate; approach of death
(another's) daughter; young lady (of pampered upbringing); woman who has never known hardship; naive woman
to clear; to make clear; to be unruffled; to look unconcerned; to look demure; to look prim
innocent; childlike; guileless; free of malice; thoughtless; simple-minded
inner thoughts; real intention; at heart; deep down; inner center (centre)
older sister; elder sister
rotation; making the rounds; spreading; effect; efficacy; by way of; via
key; lock; key (to a problem, success, etc.); clue
irony; sarcasm; unexpected; different from what one expected; (only) surface; something superficial
urgent; pressing; immediate; urgently; promptly; at once
side table; bedside table
intensely; severely; strictly; tightly; compactly; closely
harmless (remark, topic, etc.); inoffensive; safe; bland; neutral (attitude); noncommittal (reply)
cutlery; silverware; flatware
straight ball (pitch); direct (e.g. question); blunt
intonation; accent; modulation; inflection
as likely as not; fifty-fifty; even match; tie
haughty; arrogant; insolent; proud; overbearing
to offer (a suggestion, etc.); to propose (an idea, etc.); to approach with (a proposal, etc.)
good; fine; excellent; favorable; favourable; satisfactory
absorption; giving undivided attention; devoting oneself (to)
environment; surroundings; circumstances
party (of people); set (of people); clan; family; fellow
monologue; soliloquy; talking to oneself
miserable; wretched; disconsolate; helpless; cheerless; sorrowful
not factored in; not included in calculations; unaccounted for; unplanned for
to move (something) to another location; to change the position of; to rearrange; to replace; to exchange; to switch
(talent) scout; recruiter; scouting; headhunting; Boy Scouts; Girl Scouts
knowledge; awareness; acceptance; consent; forgiving; pardoning
to obtain; to get; to procure; to win; to secure
count; earl; chief official of the Department of Worship (under the ritsuryō system); Brazil
to declare; to assert; to say bluntly; to say straight out
irritation; annoyance; frustration
echo; reverberation; response; reaction; repercussions
to reply; to respond; to answer; to talk back; to retort
it's no joke; gimme a break!
wealthy; rich; affluent; well-off
to grimace; to make a wry face; to contort one's face
self-deprecation; self-derision; self-mockery; laughing at oneself