if anything; conversely; putting it the other way around; coming at it from the opposite angle
reserve; constraint; declining; refraining; forethought; foresight
housework; domestic chores; family affairs; household matters
excellent; very good; exultant; elated
convenient; handy; useful
respect and affection; love and respect
unpleasant; awkward; embarrassing; uneasy
childish; child-like; innocent; naive
to sigh; to breathe a sigh
your house; your home; your husband; your organization; you
force; vigor; influence; authority; impetus; impulse
to push; to thrust; to press (down); to push (e.g. a button); to stamp (e.g. one's name); to affix (a seal); to affix (e.g. gold leaf)
to face; to go towards; to head towards
to put one's palms together (e.g. when praying or asking for something); to place one's hands together; to compete against someone; to play (a game, match, etc.) against someone
commemorable; worth commemorating; momentous; monumental
composition; construction; formation; makeup; structure; organization
way; style; ceremony; rite; wedding (ceremony); equation
to watch over; to keep watch over; to keep an eye on; to watch intently; to stare; to gaze
mouthful; morsel; gulp; sip; one word; in short
large; big; great; prominent; -sized; as big as; university
to cut; to cut through; to sever (connections, ties); to turn off (e.g. the light); to terminate (e.g. a conversation); to hang up (the phone); to punch (a ticket)
to drip; to drop; to trickle; to overflow (with freshness, beauty, etc.)
flaring up; burning hotly; flying into a rage; losing one's cool; opening suddenly and widely (e.g. eyes, mouth); (arch.) acting resolutely
thunderstruck; hit by a thunderbolt; struck by lightning
to tremble; to shiver; to shake
to swallow; to gulp down; to understand; to grasp; to engulf; to swallow up
rule; domination; direction; management; control (of one's destiny, public opinion, etc.); governing
to escape from; to get out
fierce; intense; severe; very; extremely; terribly
to eat up (completely); to put down (a rebellion); to suppress; (arch.) to make flat; (arch.) to level out
triumphant pose (assumed by an athlete, etc.)
meat soup; bouillon; juices (from grilled meat); gravy
agglutination; adhesion; fusion; combination; blending; uniting
charm; fascination; to charm; to fascinate; to captivate
taste; liking; preference
as one would expect from ...; given that ... (naturally ...); precisely because ...; all the more because of ...; on account of ...; ... being what it is
complaint; grumbling; objection; phrase; words; expression
to hang; to droop; to give (e.g. lesson, instruction, scolding) (to someone of lower status); to confer; to drip; to ooze; to leave behind (at death)
good(-tasting); nice; delicious; attractive (offer, opportunity, etc.); appealing; convenient
manner of speaking; verbal argument; objection; protesting a decision (esp. that of a sumo referee); rumor; rumour
concise; brief; succinct; compact (style)