to stick to; to cling to; to adhere to; to become intimate (of a man and woman); to get close; to get married
to begin to say; to start talking; to broach (a matter); to be the first to say; to suggest (doing); to propose
older sister; elder sister; young lady; miss; ma'am; older girl
to assume an air of ...; to act ...; to affect ...; to put on airs; to be self-important
drop of water; vessel for replenishing inkstone water
head; hair (on one's head); mind; brains; leader; chief; top
to have tears in one's eyes; to be close to crying
to jump at; to leap at; to fly at; to spring at; to pounce on
to scream; to whine; to grumble; to complain
to collect oneself; to cool off; to recover oneself
upper level; upper grade; high rank; advanced level; senior level; upper class
Wednesday; shaved ice (served with flavored syrup); water (fifth of the five elements)
dryness; aridity; drying (e.g. clothes); insipidity
nail (e.g. fingernail, toenail); claw; plectrum; pick; hook; clasp
to diffuse; to spread throughout; to prevail; to become widespread; to reach everyone
to fall into (e.g. a hole); to fall into (chaos, depression, dilemma, illness, etc.); to fall into (a trap, etc.); to fall; to surrender
to be effective; to take effect; to work; to function well; to be possible (to do, use, etc.); to be able to
gold (Au); golden; prosperous; money (esp. ōban coin); cash
feather; plume; wing; shuttlecock (in badminton)
shelf; ledge; rack; trellis
surface; face (i.e. the visible side of an object); front (of a building, etc.); obverse side (i.e. "head") of a coin; outside; exterior; appearance
I've heard that ...; rumour has it that ...; it appears as if ...
to set foot into; to enter; to step inside; to cross the threshold
to bend backwards; to bend oneself back; to be taken aback
fear; dread; dismay; terror; horror; scare
to raise; to elevate; to move something (to a higher place); to put onto (e.g. a shelf); to increase (price, quality, status, etc.); to raise (a wage); to show someone (into a room)
my goodness!; oh my!; oh dear!
somehow; how; in what way; why; what kind of
what do you want?; can I help you?
tone (of voice); manner of talking
to make (someone) understand (a fault, mistake, etc.); to reason with; to advise; to try to persuade; to exhort; to admonish
man; male; masculine gender
pupil (of the eye); one's eyes
close investigation; careful examination; scrutiny
shopkeeper; storekeeper; proprietor of a shop
standard; criterion; norm; benchmark; measure; gauge
I got it; I see; I now know; so that's the reason
about; on; regarding; per; for every
to become frightened; to be frightened (of); to be scared (of)
to turn back; to go back; to come back; to return; to retrace one's steps
to gain time; to play for time; to buy time