sailor suit; middy uniform
to get dirty; to become dirty; to become sullied; to become corrupted; to lose one's chastity
safe; secure; certainly; surely; no thanks; I'm good
to wash; to cleanse; to inquire into; to investigate; to purify (one's heart); to lave (e.g. shore)
to chide; to rebuke; to reprove
remainder; remnant; (not) very; (not) much; too much; excessively
rumour; rumor; report; hearsay; gossip; common talk
influential; powerful; popular; prosperous; doing well
to distance oneself (from); to keep (something or someone) at a distance; to maintain a distance (from)
had better ...; had better not ...
(not) particularly; (not) especially; (not) specially; separately; apart; additionally
on good terms with; on cordial terms with; getting along well with; to make friends with; to be good friends with; to get along with
in a whisper; in a low voice; in undertones
to talk; to speak; to tell; to explain; to speak (a language)
nicely; properly; frequently; often; I'm glad that you ...; thank you for ...
dissatisfaction; discontent; displeasure; complaint; unhappiness
seeming; giving the appearance of; giving one the feeling of
reverse; opposite; converse (of a hypothesis, etc.); inverse (function)
to refuse; to reject; to inform; to give notice; to ask leave; to excuse oneself (from)
scary; frightening; eerie; dreadful
(hard) candy; toffee; rice-sugar; sugar made from the starch of rice, potatoes, etc.; amber; yellowish-brown
juice; soft drink (usu. fruit-based); sweetened drink
if; in case; as for; on the topic of; if that's the case; if so
amount necessary to fill a container (e.g. cupful, spoonful, etc.); drink (usu. alcoholic); full; one squid, octopus, crab, etc.; one boat; fully; to capacity
to be troubled; to have difficulty; to be bothered; to be inconvenienced; to be badly off; to be hard up
to abate; to decrease; to diminish; to shorten
drawer; withdrawal (of money from an account); variety of knowledge and experience useful for handling things impromptu
hard; solid; stiff; tight; strong; firm (not viscous or easily moved); safe
perhaps; possibly; maybe; if; in case; in the event that
originally; by nature; from the start
older sister; elder sister; young lady; miss; ma'am; older girl
(way of) life; living; livelihood; life circumstances
inside; within; while (e.g. one is young); during; among; amongst; in (secret, chaos, poverty, etc.)
parent; parents; dealer (in cards, mahjong, etc.); banker; founder; inventor; (pet) owner
consultation; discussion; discussing; asking (somebody) for advice
I'm sorry; my apologies; may I come in?; permission; leave; dismissal
to apologize; to apologise
suddenly; at once; considerably; very much; firmly; with an effort
to bite; to chew; to gnaw; to fumble one's words (esp. during a play, broadcast, etc.); to falter with one's words; to crash against (e.g. of waves); to break onto (shore)
not caring; not giving a damn