promise; agreement; appointment; engagement; convention; rule
to hold one's tongue; to shut up
to hold still; to hold in place; to calm down; to become steady (e.g. of nerves); to become fixed (e.g. of a gaze); to become glazed
university; college; former imperial university of Japan (established under the ritsuryō system for the training of government administrators); the Great Learning (one of the Four Books)
approach (to a problem, issue, etc.); approach (of a long jump, aircraft's flight, etc.); inrun (of a ski jump); approach (to a building, mountain, etc.); approach shot
to be jealous of; to envy; to begrudge
feigning ignorance; feigning naivety; pretense of innocence; person (esp. a woman) pretending to be innocent, ignorant or naive; faux-naïf
still; yet; more; still more; furthermore; in addition
unmarried woman; Miss; -ess; -ette
something; something or other; so-and-so; somehow (handling, dealing with something); anyhow; one way or another
to take (by force); to take away; to snatch; to absorb (one's attention); to fascinate; to captivate
the law of the jungle; the strong prey on the weak; the weak become the victim of the strong
market (financial, stock, domestic, etc.); marketplace; exchange; (street) market
powerlessness; helplessness; incompetence; ineffectiveness
feigned tears; crocodile tears
one's post; place of work; workplace
stiff and slackless; tense without any looseness; cling tightly; pulled or stretched as far as possible; creaking of a door or oar
Sirs; Mesdames; around (the time that, etc.); about
natural; right; proper; naturally; as a matter of course; rightly
momentous (crucial) decision
willingly; voluntarily; of one's own accord
attack; attack (on a difficult task); tackling; making an assault (on a summit); attack
mark; guide; purpose; aim; sight (on a firearm)
because of; on account of; about; on; per; for every
master (of a house, shop, etc.); husband; sir; boss; patron of a mistress, geisha, bar or nightclub hostess; sugar daddy
lie; fib; mistake; error; unwise move; bad decision
to be lucky; to be in luck; to be attached; to have; to be included
weekend; Saturday and Sunday
to miss (doing); to fail (to do); to do without
to comfort; to console; to amuse
figure; design; twill weave; pattern of diagonal stripes; style (of writing); figure (of speech); design
growth; development; growing up; growth (of a company, the economy, etc.)
tire track; traces of a person or thing; path one has taken; locus
comfort; consolation; diversion
weekday; ordinary days (i.e. non-holiday); kanji radical 73
tediously; persistently; lazily; idly; (boiling) to a pulp; to a mash
possessing (what is required); having; fulfilling (conditions); satisfying (requisites); being endowed with
to be able to eat; to be able to swallow
rose-colour; rose-color; bright (e.g. life, future, prospects); cheerful; rosy
to obtain; to come into possession of; to get hold of; to get one's hands on
sure; certain; reliable; trustworthy; If I'm not mistaken; If I remember correctly
opposite; reverse; contrary; front and back; parallel to; back to back