dozens; scores of; decades
to take the lead; to lead a group; to be in the vanguard
role; assignment; position (of responsibility); post; part (in a play, film, etc.); role
reserve; constraint; declining; refraining; forethought; foresight
-ish; -like; resembling; appearing to be; seeming to be
dealing with (people, customers, complaints, etc.); receiving (callers, visitors, etc.); attending to; handling; serving
all present; all concerned; all of us
quarrel; argument; row; (verbal) dispute
unattractive; ugly; unstylish; uncool
infancy; childish; infantile; immature
to overflow from something full
pardon; forgiveness; forbearance
to shout (in anger); to yell
to open one's mouth (to talk); to (start to) tell
a-ha-ha (laughing loudly)
refreshing; exhilarating; invigorating; bracing
taking over (e.g. store or family's headship); subrogation; substitution of one person for another (usu. a creditor)
to roll about; to writhe about
to be fit (for a role); to be qualified (for); to be equal (to a task); to be able to fulfill one's duties (as)
properly; accurately; exactly; neatly; tidily; orderly
different thing; another question; different case
to begin; to start; to happen (again); to begin (anew); to date (from); to originate (in)
to make sure of; to assure oneself of; to see with one's own eyes; to ascertain
having gone too far to turn back
to overdo; to do too much
big; large; drastic; full-width cloth (approx. 72 cm wide for traditional Japanese clothing; approx. 140 cm wide for Western clothing)
government official; clerk
one's common name; one's popular name; alias; house name
arrest; apprehension; capture
to advance on; to close in; to march on; to descend on (the enemy); to move towards; to surge forward (crowd, wave of nostalgia, wave, etc.)
whim; caprice; whimsy; fickle; moody; uneven temper
quiet (place); still; silent; inconspicuously; modestly; quietly
in drops; dripping; gently (sloping); sluggishly; endlessly; leisurely
how; in what way; by what means
exit; gateway; way out; outlet; vent; leak
to sit down (and refuse to move); to sit-in (in protest)
to examine someone's expression
to be crowded; to be packed; to be complex; to go into; to put into; to do intently
serious; honest; sober; grave; earnest; steady