minute; fine; delicate; accurate; precise; elaborate
to tell (a story); to give an account of (an event, experience, etc.); to relate; to tell of; to show; to indicate
to make; to produce; to prepare (food); to brew (alcohol); to raise; to grow; to till
to collect; to assemble; to gather
extraordinary; preposterous; outrageous; absurd
coercion; overpowering; to overpower; to overawe; to daunt
property; fortune; means; assets
distinguished family; noted family; family status in the Imperial Court; master (of a craft); expert
(social) position; status
to be wildly different; to be on a completely different scale; to be in a different league; to be poles apart; to stand no comparison; (lit.) to be on a different order of magnitude
settling or depositing (at the bottom of something); deposition; pigmentation; composure; calmness
to leave (in someone's keeping); to put (in someone's care); to put (someone) in charge of; to leave (a matter) in someone's hands; to lean on; to put one's weight on
habit (often a bad habit, i.e. vice); tendency; peculiarity; idiosyncrasy; crease; wrinkle
to fold one's arms; to link arms with someone
to be lost in deep thought; to be deeply immersed in thought
red; crimson; red-containing colour (e.g. brown, pink, orange); Red (i.e. communist); red light (traffic); red ink (i.e. in finance or proof-reading); (in) the red
to look around; to survey
spare time; free time; time (e.g. time it takes to do something); time off; day off; quitting (one's job); firing someone
yawn; yawning; kanji "yawning" radical (radical 76)
to bite; to chew; to gnaw; to fumble one's words (esp. during a play, broadcast, etc.); to falter with one's words; to crash against (e.g. of waves); to break onto (shore)
exactly; precisely; closely; tightly; properly; without fail
to tie; to fasten; to wear (necktie, belt); to put on; to total; to sum; to be strict with
narrow; tight; formal; stiff; constrained; uncomfortable
to finger; to touch; to make changes to; to tinker with; to dabble in; to do as a hobby
particularly; especially; in particular; expressly
one's house; one's home; one's family
cabriole leg (of a table, chair, etc.); stealthy footsteps; walking silently
to relax; to feel at home
everyday; daily; ordinary; usual; routine; regular
to emphasize; to attach importance to
the world in general; society; convention
to respect; to honor; to honour; to esteem; to prize
awe; reverence; fear (e.g. of authority)
interior design; interior; upholstery
slipping out (a chuckle, giggle); unintentionally (letting out a quiet laugh)
to spill; to drop; to grumble; to complain; to let one's feelings show
for example; for instance; e.g.
diffidence; losing one's nerve; feeling awkward; feeling timid; being daunted
perhaps; likely; probably; I dare say
terrible; dreadful; terrifying; surprising; startling; tremendous
rule; established routine; standard operating procedure; SOP