to look (sound, behave) grown-up; to be adult-like; to mature
beautiful woman; (a) beauty; belle; good-looker
charm; attractiveness; courtesy; ingratiating behaviour; entertainment; amusement
lively; full of spirit; energetic; healthy; well; fit
cruel; heartless; violent; intense; very bad; terrible
to use all one's strength (ability)
retaliation; revenge; reprisal; retorsion; retortion
immediately; right away; at once; instantly
father; dad; husband; you (of an elderly person older than the speaker); he
very; awfully; exceedingly; (not) at all; by no means; simply (cannot)
the other day; previously; last time; last (Sunday, summer, etc.); previous (e.g. mayor, chapter)
leaves turning red (in autumn); red leaves; autumn colours; fall colors
pretty; lovely; clean; clear; completely; entirely
sentence; composition; text; the literary arts (as opposed to the military arts); academia; statement
to garnish; to accompany (as a card does a gift); to add to as support; to prop up; to accompany (as an aid, guide, translator, etc.); (arch.) to mimic
recently; lately; these days; nearest; closest
hmm; well ...; humph; roughly; harshly; violently
I'm sorry; my apologies; may I come in?; permission; leave; dismissal
sudden; abrupt; urgent; pressing; steep; sharp; rapid
abdominal muscles; abs; sit-up (exercise)
being good-for-nothing; useless person
soft and lacking firmness; weak; weak-willed; spineless; weak (market); bearish
postwar period; period after Second World War
to forge; to temper; to drill; to train; to discipline
negligence; carelessness; inattention; unpreparedness
traditional Japanese engagement ceremony involving ritual gift exchange between families; ceremonial engagement gifts
good-natured person; good person; (one's) lover; boyfriend; girlfriend
to stop talking; to be silent
really; truly; indeed; very; extremely; terribly
inconsequential; indifferent; not worth worrying about; whatever; whichever; I don't care
as a matter of fact; really; truly; entirely; completely; wholly
important; essential; significant; major; key; principal
to stiffen; to become stiff; to harden
to the limit; to the fullest extent; absolutely the limit; one cup after another; cup by cup
to live under another's roof; to become a dependent on; to flatten oneself (against); to lean in close to
softly; gently; stealthily; secretly; to leave alone; to leave as it is
not the time for; not the place for; far from; far more than; nowhere near just; well beyond
to be late; to be delayed; to fall behind (in a race, one's studies, etc.); to lag behind; to be bereaved of; to be preceded by (someone) in death
glorious achievement; distinguished service
to cling to; to embrace; to throw one's arms around
to cling to; to hang onto; to rely on; to depend on; to implore; to entreat
lonely (e.g. person, feeling); lonesome; desolate; deserted; sad; lacking
to mix (with); to be mixed (together); to be mingled
household head; master; host (e.g. of a tea gathering); husband