to be affectionate towards; to show tenderness towards; to treat tenderly; to love
tearjerker; sob story; maudlin tale
fiction; fabrication; concoction
not going (well); not proceeding (as one wishes); bad; not good; hopeless; beyond hope
to speak one's mind; to be frank; to tell the truth
to be furious; to seethe with anger; to have one's blood boiling
tranquil; calm; restful; peaceful; quiet
to intimidate; to frighten; to scare; to threaten (e.g. peace); to jeopardize; to endanger
to have one's breath taken away; to gasp (in surprise, wonder, etc.); to have one's breath catch in one's throat; to gulp
deception; make-believe; fake; counterfeit; phony
to make (the best) use of; to put to good use; to let live; to keep alive; to revive; to resuscitate
job; work; duties; trade; skill
minority; (sexual, ethnic) minority; minority group
place to go; place one can go
lawfulness; propriety; reasonableness; appropriateness; legality; legitimacy
to reflect on (oneself, past conduct, etc.); to contemplate; to examine; to think over; to introspect
to accomplish; to achieve; to carry out; to arrive at (a certain outcome); to come to; to end with
to grant (a request); to accept; to hear (a prayer); to comply with (a demand)
deep-seated grudge; hatred
to shut in; to confine (in); to seal in; to contain; to suppress; to restrain
to cross; to intersect; to associate with; to mingle with; to have a sexual relationship; to copulate
hasty; rash; rushed; hurried; impatient; impetuous
how; in what way; how about; questionable
to instruct; to tell to do; to ask to do; to order
manservant; male attendant; valet
worldly wise; sophisticated; street smart; knowledge of the world (acquired in the school of hard knocks); toughness
(arch.) (of soil, etc.) soft, dry and crumbly; sound of quiet walking
to clatter; to rattle; to flap (noisily); to get in a panic; to get in a flap; to rush around
to fly about; to jump about; to bustle about
drawstring purse; money pouch; pouch of fried tofu stuffed with var. ingredients, used in oden; hanger-on; follower; (arch.) unlicensed prostitute (Edo period)
stinginess; miserliness; shabby; cheap; petty; narrow-minded
(right of) representation; right to represent (e.g. a company)
this occasion; at this time; now
and (also); both ... and; as well as