brocade; fine dress; fine clothes
chief seat; seat of honor; seat of honour; head of the table
retirement (from the world); seclusion
sleeping together in a huddle
to become sulky; to become irresponsible (due to disgruntlement)
side gate; side door; service entrance
flight (e.g. airline flight); trip (e.g. train trip); mail; post; opportunity; chance
to agree; to decide upon; to enter into (a contract)
rubbing the wrong way (e.g. a cat); irritating
traditional short winter coat resembling a haori without gussets; livery coat
regularization; regularisation; getting up speed; proceeding at full tilt
taking a philosophic view; looking at the long term; farsightedness
more than anything; above all else
influential person; powerful person; big wheel; big gun; power behind the throne
to press down; to hold down; to pin down; to suppress (feelings, disorder, opposition, etc.); to repress
practice; practising; experience
what the?; what's going on?; what's this?
camping; campground; making camp
strictly; severely; fully; closely; tightly
to empty; to vacate; to evacuate
capsicum (Capsicum annuum, esp. the cultivated chili peppers); chili pepper (chile, chilli); cayenne; shichimi pepper
end; final; end of life; death; never; not at all
wise; sensible; well-advised; intelligent; sagacious; prudent
sit down; sit up; Sit! (to a dog)
religious leader; person of religion; religious figure; religionist
doing a job; riding and sweating up a horse
white-coloured skin; vitiligo; leucoderma; leukoderma
suspicion will raise bogies; once you suspect something, everything else will look suspicious; jumping at shadows
departure; setting off; being used up; being consumed; passage of time; lapse; rehearsal
household head; master; host (e.g. of a tea gathering); husband
married woman's secret lover; paramour; adultery (by a married woman)
half-sitting posture; half-standing posture; half-rising posture; stooping position
to be dispirited; to be dejected; to lose heart; to become discouraged; to be crestfallen; to be utterly disheartened
tough; stubborn; determined; severely; heavily; hard
to walk in on; to tread upon
fewest; least; smallest (number); youngest