to be precocious; to be mature for one's age; to seem grown-up; to seem mature
to drift (to); to be washed ashore
to be responsive; to show immediate results
life-and-death matter; an emergency or crisis where survival is threatened
(study of) pharmacy; pharmaceutics
to draw (water); to scoop up; to dip up; to understand (someone's feelings, etc.); to grasp; to surmise
to speak frankly; to put things bluntly
great benefactor; person to whom one is greatly indebted
complete lie; outright lie
to knock down; to send flying
productive; constructive; meaningful
to be sullen; to be offended; to be stuffy; to be stifling; slowly (exhaling smoke)
dream within a dream; (beyond) one's wildest dreams; entirely unrealizable dream; pie in the sky
killing time; staving off boredom
to accomplish; to fulfill; to carry out
aloof; morose; stuck-up; smelling strongly of something; having a pungent smell
likes and dislikes; pickiness (about food); choosiness; fussiness; tastes; preferences
to pull in; to take for oneself; to tuck up (one's sleeves)
near one's knee; (by) one's side; (at) one's hand; place under the protection (of one's parents, etc.); (under) the care (of); territory of a powerful person
handsome man; actor in a love scene
to lose one's cool; to blow one's top; to flip one's lid; to get angry
to pretend to be tough; to put on a brave front; to whistle in the dark; to bluff
bluff; false show of power; bold front
choosing between two things; two choices
family trouble (quarrel); domestic squabble; internal squabble (over headship rights) in a daimyo family in the Edo period
empty; meaningless; worthless
to furnish with; to equip with; to prepare for; to make preparations for; to possess (all that is needed); to be endowed with
dictionary; lexicon; (arch.) letter of resignation
still better; even better
establishing proof; demonstration; substantiation
pulpy; soppy; sloppy; untidy; in a disarray
concession; conciliation; compromise
rough; crude; sloppy; miscellaneous