to master (e.g. a skill); to become accustomed to (e.g. a lifestyle); to acquire (e.g. a habit); to retain
one's say; one's point; complaint; grievance; objection
destruction; collapse; crumbling
crowding together; clustering together; close formation; swarm
storehouse; warehouse; godown
ruins; wreckage; wreck; broken remains; debris
to lie on top of one another; to be in a heap
pillar; post; support; prop; counter for buddhas, gods, nobles, etc.
to go under; to pass under; to dive (into or under the water); to evade; to get around; to survive
gravel; ballast; pebbles; child; rugrat; ankle-biter
to paste; to stick; to affix; to station; to post
(spring) tension rod; tension pole
to step aside; to move (i.e. out of the way); to make way
ladder; stairs; going to several places in succession (e.g. barhopping)
hiding place; hideout; refuge; retreat; hideaway
to jump down; to jump off; to jump from; to jump out of
to ascend; to go up; to ascend (as a natural process, e.g. the Sun); to rise; to go to (the capital); to be promoted; to add up to
thoroughness; completeness; consistency; thorough enforcement; seeing to it that a policy, etc. is carried out without exception
style; manner; way; after (period of time) again (e.g. meeting again after a year); for the first time in (period of time)
older sister; elder sister; young lady; miss; ma'am
gloomy (e.g. mood); depressing; irritating; troublesome; heavy (weather); cloudy
to coil about; to follow about; to surround; to cling to
not writing or contacting for a while; neglecting (failing) to write (call, visit, etc.); long silence
another meeting; meeting again; reunion
embrace; hug; holding in one's arms
refusal; rejection; denial; veto
older sister; lass; young lady
older sister; elder sister; young lady; miss; ma'am
a long time (since the last time); first in a long time
cruelty; hard-heartedness
to have something on someone; to catch someone out; to trip someone up; (lit.) to grab by the tail
crisp (e.g. potato chip, fried fish, etc.); crunchy; grumpily; touchily; scratching
audience (with a person of high standing); eye-level
(not so) much; (not) very
setting on fire; setting afire
crisp (not moist or juicy); crunchy; crunching sound (of walking on snow, frost, sand, etc.); doing skillfully and efficiently; doing quickly; (arch.) sound of pouring liquid
birth; lineage; identity; background; provenance; origin
to go with (a companion); to hang out with; to do together
independence; self-reliance