wish; desire; hope; prospect; expectation; (one's) hopes
evening deepens into night; the night wears on; night advances
9th day of the month; nine days
wooden board; woodblock; woodblock printing
(your) business; (your) concern; (customer's) order; official business (of the government, Imperial Court, etc.); arrest; capture
as expected; just as one thought; as feared; sure enough
to slip out; to steal out; to excel; to stand out
what would (you) do?; what to do about it
right on the heels of yesterday; only yesterday
unintentionally; inadvertently; calmly; casually; nonchalantly; innocently
to tie (to); to fasten; to attach; to connect (one thing with another); to link; to bring together
to go against; to oppose; to disobey; to defy
meeting face-to-face; seeing in person; facing (each other); opposing (traffic, etc.); confronting
flustered; flurried; (shocked) speechless
model; (good) example; exemplar; model handwriting; model drawing; copybook
to yearn for; to long for; to follow (someone); to idolize (for virtue, learning, status, etc.)
embarrassed; feeling ashamed; feeling awkward
dissatisfaction; discontent; displeasure; complaint; unhappiness
to hit hard; to strike hard
hesitation; wavering; faltering; balking; recoil; flinching
verbal gaffe; verbal slip; slip of the tongue; using improper words
I'm off (and will be back later); see you later; to go (and then come back)
one bow; one salute; one greeting
theory; reason; logic; (unreasonable) argument; strained logic; excuse
to knead; to mix with fingers; to quibble; to argue for argument's sake
the more one looks (at it) the more ...
ugly (of a person); plain; unattractive; (arch.) lacking ability; (arch.) incompetent
freckle; lentigo; ephelis; (arch.) buckwheat chaff
pigtails; two plaits (braids) hanging about one's shoulders; two plaits (braids) hanging down one's back
front tooth; foretooth; incisor
to attract notice; to catch the eye; to stand out
element; component; factor; element (e.g. in array); member (e.g. data structure)
not only ... (but also); not merely; as well as; furthermore; besides; moreover
to be impolite; to be discourteous
beyond expectations; beyond what one expected; not foreseen; exceeding assumptions
to invite in; to show someone in
living room (Western style); sitting room
unpleasant; awkward; embarrassing; uneasy
shyness; fear of strangers; stranger anxiety
returning home; going home; coming home; getting home
home position; origin; usual place (for something)
concealment; hiding; ambush; incubation; latency; dormancy