head; brains; intellect; understanding
to guess; to sense; to presume; to sympathize with; to sympathise with
with a click (door sound); with tenseness or firmness
to be puffed up with pride; to throw out one's chest
standing comparison with; comparing favorably with; by no means inferior to; equal to
education; training; discipline
presentation; exhibit; suggest; citation
take a chance; go for broke; nothing ventured, nothing gained
greatly energetic; ferocious; extreme; severe
class (of students); group (of people); party; lot; bunch; crime family; organized-crime syndicate
to persuade; to prevail upon; to win a woman's heart; to win over; to talk someone into doing
reward; compensation; collateral; security; turning to look behind
handmade; homegrown; hand-crafted; homemade
simple; artless; naive; unsophisticated
prefabricated; knockdown; demountable (e.g. motor); flatpack (furniture)
to arouse someone's interest; to whet (appetite); to be appealing; to be intriguing; to be fascinating
diffidence; losing one's nerve; feeling awkward; feeling timid; being daunted
frequently; often; (staring) fixedly; narrowly; closely
(truck) load-carrying tray; (bicycle) luggage carrier; roof rack
recommendation; putting in a good word for someone
under-shoulder swing-down; technique of grasping the arm of the opponent, the moment he comes forward, while stepping out of line and pushing down on the shoulder blade with the other hand, thus pulling him down; dodging; parrying (questions); disappointment; letdown
to poke (repeatedly, lightly); to nudge; to peck at (one's food); to pick at; to peck at (someone's faults, etc.); to egg on
sentient beings; humaneness; compassion
sad; wretched; deplorable
wife; (arch.) my dear; (arch.) dear; garnish (esp. one served with sashimi); embellishment
to support each other; to support one another
horse laugh; guffaw; wild laughter
married couple; husband and wife; man and wife; his and hers; pair of objects, one larger (for man), one smaller (for woman)
to place persons opposite; to come face to face with; to compare (with); to check (against); to match
fearfully; timidly; cautiously; nervously
to offer (a suggestion, etc.); to propose (an idea, etc.); to approach with (a proposal, etc.)
to be hard pressed; to be at a loss; to become poor; to be reduced to poverty
one's circumstances; environment; situation (in life)
truth; reality; sincerity; honesty; (arch.) that's right
home town; birthplace; native place; (arch.) ruins; (arch.) historic remains
mountain; hill; mine (e.g. coal mine); heap; pile; crown (of a hat); thread (of a screw)
spectacle; striking display; spectacular (scene, film, etc.); extravaganza; big-budget production
to stop; to abort; to discontinue; to close
older sister; elder sister; young lady; miss; ma'am
to talk on and on; to rattle on; to keep on talking (without pause)
words of praise; eulogy; compliment