to fold one's arms; to link arms with someone
skip (bounding forward with alternate hops on each foot); skipping (over); skip (captain of a curling team); skipper
just past noon; afternoon
to invite; to ask; to beckon; to wave someone in; to call in; to send for
to move (to another place or state); to change (e.g. of state, affiliation, scenery, etc.); to spread (of a fire, smell, etc.); to catch (an illness); to move (e.g. of one's focus); to change (e.g. of one's interest)
beginning; clue; starting point
genuine; authentic; true; real
again and again; repeatedly
to say; to tell; to state; to do
to compare (something) to; to liken; to speak figuratively; to use a simile; to use a metaphor
your native country; your hometown; my home country (i.e. Japan); countryside; country; (arch.) daimyo's territory (Edo period)
the same amount of money; the same sum; the same price
(being in) the black; surplus; black letter
example; simile; metaphor; allegory
incomparable; cannot compare (with); beyond comparison; in another league
to be delighted; to be glad; to congratulate; to welcome (a proposal, advice, etc.); to take kindly to; to do with pleasure
thankfully; fortunately; luckily; thanks to your (his, their, everyone's, etc.) kindness; thanks to your assistance; thanks to your support
filial piety; being kind to one's parents; taking care of one's parents
imitation; copy; make-believe; doing something in a way that only superficially resembles the real thing
honour; honor; glory; privilege
to be greedy; to be avaricious; to want badly; to desire intensely; to covet
junior high school; middle school; lower secondary school
advancing to the next stage of education; going on to (high school, college, etc.)
really (seem, appear, etc.); truly; evidently; in that way
unconcernedly; nonchalantly; indifferently; blankly; vacantly; absentmindedly
luxury; extravagance; to live in luxury; to indulge oneself; lavish (use of something); abundant
marriage proposal; marriage talks
(doing) various things; (doing) this and that; being apt to; being prone to; at any rate; anyhow
to shun; to avoid; to ostracize; to neglect; to distance oneself from; to give the hard shoulder
abduction; kidnapping; kidnaping
to extend; to stretch out; to attend; to participate in; to enrol; to enroll
whether one wants to or not; without choice
to inherit; to succeed; to take over
structure; construction; makeup; framework; organization; pattern
you could say that; that might be so
to be contrary (to); to go against; to infringe; to violate; to disobey (an order, teachings, etc.); to defy
other party; opposite party; opposing team; one's opponent; one's adversary
to shut; to close; to block (a street, entrance, etc.); to shut in (with snow, ice, etc.); to shut off; to consume (with negative feelings)
to pile up; to heap up; to stack up; to repeat many times over; to go through repeatedly; to accumulate
to lift up; to hold up; to give; to present; to do (for someone)