(in the) neighbourhood; neighborhood; around; about; for instance; say
to have a cramp; to twitch; to stiffen (of a face, expression); to freeze; to shrink (of skin, due to a scar); to tauten
definitely; absolutely; absolute; unconditional; absoluteness
whole (body); full-length (e.g. portrait); systemic
ticktock; chinking (e.g. of a hammer against rock); knocking; dry and hard; (frozen) stiff; hidebound
(some) more; even more; longer; further
to ring; to sound; to be popular; to be esteemed; to state; to insist
still; as yet; (not) yet; more; (more) still; at least
a little; some; somewhat; amount; quantity; number
awkward; clumsy; stiff; crude; unrefined; constrained
lately; recently; nowadays
guest; visitor; customer; client; counter for containers used to entertain guests
continually; continuously; incessantly; without interruption
to come along; to come around; to turn up; to arrive at the present; to get where one is; to have been doing something (for a period of time)
to lose focus; to let one's mind wander; to relax one's attention
busy; having no (free) time
under (guidance, supervision, rules, the law, etc.); under (a flag, the sun, etc.); beneath; with (e.g. one blow); on (the promise, condition, assumption, etc. that ...); (somebody's) side
Lord; Sir; state minister (under the ritsuryo system); (arch.) you (in reference to someone of lower status)
greeting; a fine thing to say
to have the privilege of doing
samurai on horseback; (medieval) knight
jue (ancient 3-legged Chinese wine pitcher, usu. made of bronze); peerage (hereditary title bestowed by the emperor)
not writing or contacting for a while; neglecting (failing) to write (call, visit, etc.); long silence
formal; strict; ceremonious; stiff
introduction; presentation; referral; listing
brother-in-law (spouse's older brother or older sister's husband); older stepbrother
(set of) facial features; looks
centimeter; centimetre; centi-; 10^-2; sentimental
to be shut; to close; to be firm (of a body, face, etc.); to be well-knit; to be locked; to tighten
several; a number of; quantity; amount; counting; figures; number
to tailor; to make (clothing); to train; to bring up; to make it seem like; to pass off