newspaper story (article, account)
popularity; public favor; condition (e.g. market); tone; character
painter; artist; illustrator
writing brush; paintbrush; writing with a brush; drawing with a brush; writing (composing text); the written word
publication (e.g. of an article in a newspaper); carrying (e.g. a story); running (e.g. a serial); insertion (e.g. of an advertisement); printing; posting (e.g. on the web)
slipping out (a chuckle, giggle); unintentionally (letting out a quiet laugh)
medical treatment; medical care
equipment; device; installation; stage setting
wherein; therein; thereinto
(for) one's own use; personal use; private use
and (concurrently; e.g. chauffeur and secretary); in addition to; at the same time; cum (e.g. bedroom-cum-study)
to worry; to fret; to get anxious
defeat; loss; failing to live up to (one's name, looks, etc.); discount; loss (on a sale)
to seclude oneself; to shut oneself away
to go to bed; to go to sleep; to fall asleep; to be laid up (with a cold); to be ill in bed
to breathe in; to inhale; to suck; to sip; to absorb; to soak up
lighting (a lamp); turning on a light
long ago; previous; of a former age
to withdraw from (a deal); to wash one's hands of; to lead by the hand
by nature; naturally; by birth; since birth; in one's (entire) life
ghost; specter; spectre; apparition; phantom
indicates that an action is performed roughly or violently
trot; half run; jog; girl in charge of menial tasks in a samurai family
kind; sort; type; equal; match; peer
intruder; invader; trespasser; raider
to erase; to rub out; to turn off (a light, TV, heater, etc.); to switch off; to extinguish (a fire, candle, etc.); to put out; to remove (a smell, pain, etc.)
loading (on a ship); equipping (an aircraft, car, etc.) with; being equipped with
to pull out; to draw out; to pick out; to take (a sample); to steal (the contents of something); to pilfer
to run into; to collide with; to come to the end of (a street); to run into (difficulties, problems, etc.); to run up against
to open wide (doors or windows); to throw open; to fling open; to leave open; to keep open
adaptation; accommodation; conforming; acclimatization; acclimatisation
(physical) appearance (of a person); one's face and figure
to catch; to capture; to grasp (e.g. meaning); to perceive; to captivate; to move (one's heart)
wound; injury; chip; crack; flaw; defect
full of (e.g. mistakes); riddled with; covered all over with (blood, mud, etc.)
ruffled (hair, brush bristles, etc.); unkempt; dishevelled; idling away time; dawdling; dilly-dallying
rag; old cloth; tattered clothes; ragged clothes; fault (one is trying to hide); defect
to keep company; to look after; to entertain; to play (a game) with
preference; priority; precedence; right of way
to know (someone); to think; to believe
ruler's orders; master's orders
to obey (an order, law, etc.); to abide by (a rule, custom, etc.); to follow (a person); to accompany; to go alongside (e.g. a river); to follow (e.g. a sign)
frustrated (over a failure, humiliation or injustice); annoyed; chagrined; (bitterly) disappointed; bitter; vexed
to suddenly understand (esp. on basis of experience or memory); to come to mind; to recall (in a flash); to be reminded of; to call to mind; to think of