to worry about; to be worried about; to fret about; to not know what to do; to be at a loss (as to what to do)
presumption; assumption; estimation
to feel right; to sit well with one; to be happy about; to suit to a T; to fit well together
heart; mind; bottom of one's heart; core (of one's character); centre; center; heart (organ)
connection; linking; joining; coupling; attaching; junction
birth (esp. of a famous person); nativity
to gather; to (pick up and) collect; to glean (information)
sudden; abrupt; unexpected; unforeseen
side entrance; tradesman's entrance; service entrance; staff entrance
hard to understand; incomprehensible; unintelligible
asymmetry; dissymmetry; unsymmetry
to take (something) along; to bring with one; to carry (something) away; to bear
Western-style house (esp. one built in the Meiji or Taisho periods)
Shinto shrine precincts; holy precincts; sanctuary
analogy; analogical reasoning; analogical inference; analogy
(many) years; long-standing (esp. hatred, grudge); ancient
promising without due consideration
safekeeping; temporary custody; claim check; deposit receipt; matter left undecided; unresolved issue
because; as; since; so; due to
in truth; in actuality; at heart; the truth; the real story
binding tightly; tight binding; (sexual) bondage
glistening; shiny; sleek; slippery
upper arm; (arch.) lower arm
carrying (someone) on one's back (esp. a child); piggyback ride; relying on (someone); being (financially) dependent on
to swell; to expand; to inflate; to bulge
to shrink; to contract; to diminish (in size)
older sister; elder sister; young lady; miss; ma'am
name; designation; denomination; naming; giving a name
to jerk one's chin; to nod toward; to point one's chin at
young (usu. of a woman); blooming; in the prime of youth; with a charm appropriate to one's age
dress; outfit; equipment; makeup; adornment; guise
white (complexion); fair-skinned
to be in high spirits; to be encouraged; to be lively; to cheer up
(pieces of metal, etc. hitting each other) noisily; cluttered; disordered; messy
a wise man is he who listens to counsel; a worry shared is a worry halved; I've got something to ask of you
(laughing) foolishly; (smiling) thoughtlessly; indiscreetly (talking); carelessly (speaking); thin (paper, cloth, etc.); flimsy
winding; meandering; zigzagging; zig-zag; in twists and turns; sinuously
meandering; snaking; zigzagging
to pay; to be profitable; to pull against each other
elastic; flexible; telescoping; expandable; retractable; extensible