small quantity; little; little while; short distance
Mr.; Mrs.; Miss; politeness marker
look (in someone's eyes); expression (of the eyes); eyes
sharp (blade); pointed; sharp (pain); stabbing; perceptive; keen
silence; being silent; quiet; reticence; inaction
to apologize; to apologise
question; inquiry; enquiry
not less than; ... and over; beyond (e.g. one's expectations); above; above-mentioned; aforementioned
head (of a household); proprietor (of a store); one's husband; (one's) employer; (one's) master; host
person concerned; people involved (in an event); those concerned; staff
to be (in contrast to something that is not the case)
be supposed or expected to (do); be sure to (do); ought to (do)
how; in what way; how about
to be tied together; to be connected to; to lead to; to be related to; to be related (by blood)
to think of; to hit upon; to come into one's mind; to remember; to recall
prime minister; premier; chancellor
Mr.; Mrs.; makes a word more polite (usu. in fixed expressions); state; situation
to stop (an activity); to cease; to discontinue; to cancel; to abandon; to give up
misunderstanding; mistaken idea; wrong guess
first; foremost; most important; best; greatest; above all
bachelorhood; spinsterhood; celibacy; living apart from one's family; living alone; person who lives alone
family; members of a family
to come; to go; to be (somewhere); to be (doing)
should (be); bound (to be); nock (of a bow); nock (of an arrow); nock-shaped grip (between thumb and forefinger); wooden frame on the tip of the mast of a Japanese ship that prevents the hawser from falling out
outrageous; monstrous; appalling; inordinate; overambitious
to incline one's head to the side (in doubt); to tilt one's head to the side (in confusion); to be puzzled
remaining silent; keeping secret
once; one time; temporarily; for a moment; one degree; one tone
(confronting a problem, etc.) head-on; directly; outright; (lit.) from the front
to make; to produce; to prepare (food); to brew (alcohol); to raise; to grow; to till
to talk; to speak; to tell; to explain; to speak (a language)
country; state; region; national government; central government; home (i.e. hometown, home country); (arch.) province (of Japan)
to support; to prop; to sustain; to hold at bay; to stem; to check
position; situation; viewpoint; standpoint; point of view
abandonment; renunciation; resignation; abdication (responsibility, right)
dishonesty; injustice; dishonor; dishonour; ingratitude
theory; reason; logic; (unreasonable) argument; strained logic; excuse
to roll up; to enfold; to swallow up; to involve; to drag into