to look (stare) back at (someone); to look at again; to re-examine; to prove oneself superior (to someone who had previously been condescending); to put a person to shame; to look back (behind oneself)
dignity; quality; grace; panache; level
accurate; correct; precise; exact
flat; even; level; plain (language, words, etc.); simple
to grow up; to become an adult; to become big; to grow in size
training (for a skill, job, sport, etc.); practice; working out; workout; (strength, weight) training
to miss (doing); to fail (to do); to do without
front-facing; forward-looking; positive; constructive
effort; exertion; endeavour; endeavor; hard work; striving
to expose (a secret); to disclose; to take apart; to take to pieces; to kill; to do away with
directly opposite; right in front
result (that makes an act worthwhile); worth (in doing something); value; Kai (former province located in present-day Yamanashi Prefecture)
close to the wall; alongside the wall
3 o'clock; afternoon snack (eaten around 3 o'clock); three ages of Buddhism (following the death of Gautama Buddha; age of the true law, age of the copied law, and age of the degeneration of the law); three ages of the dharma
another; one more; even more; (not) quite; (not) very
easy; simple; ready; casual; off-hand; easy-going
hope; wish; aspiration; (bright) prospects; expectation
reading aloud; recitation
contents of a document (esp. of a letter)
to strain one's eyes; to look closely; to stare at
awkward; uncomfortable; embarrassing
now that; since; so long as; because
law; regulation; rule; code; agreement; arrangement
reserve; constraint; declining; refraining; forethought; foresight
straight; quickly; quietly; gently; to feel refreshed; to feel satisfied
to tighten; to stiffen; to brace; to strain
life; lifetime; career; for life; all one's life; throughout one's life
head (of a household); proprietor (of a store); one's husband; (one's) employer; (one's) master; host
attachment; adhesion; insistence; tenacity; fixation; obsession
-ian (e.g. Italian); -ite (e.g. Tokyoite); -er (e.g. performer, etc.); person working with ...; man; person
accursed; damned; blasted
people; citizens; subjects; folk
to take (by force); to take away; to snatch; to absorb (one's attention); to fascinate; to captivate
mainly; chiefly; primarily; for the most part
disqualification; elimination; incapacity; being unfit for one's role; being a failure
barefaced (e.g. lie); transparent; with feigned ignorance; pretending not to know; pure white; very clear
worry; concern; anxiety; care; help; aid
to lose sight of; to miss
near oneself; close to one; familiar
to re-think; to think back upon; to change one's mind
mistress (of the house); hostess; landlady; proprietress