to urge; to encourage; to press; to stimulate (e.g. growth); to hasten (e.g. development); to quicken
doing things at one's own pace (e.g. slower than others); doing things one's own way (esp. in an inconsiderate manner)
to begin; to start; to happen (again); to begin (anew); to date (from); to originate (in)
way; method; means; resource; course
other people's affairs; somebody else's problem
so-so; passable; now, now; my, my
nervous; highly strung; sensitive; fussy; worried about petty things
to be troubled; to have difficulty; to be bothered; to be inconvenienced; to be badly off; to be hard up
to cover; to hide; to conceal; to wrap; to disguise
what!; oh; what the heck; what the; damn
door; gate; opening; title page
awfully; frightfully; desperately; violently; unduly; extremely
unnatural; artificial; affected; strained
to stop (in one's tracks); to come to a stop; to halt; to pause; to stand still
other (place, thing, person); the rest; outside; beyond; nothing except; nothing but
dignified appearance; majestic appearance; imposing appearance
flame; blaze; flames (of intense emotion, e.g. love, jealousy, anger); passion
to imitate; to copy; to mock; to trace; to forge
coloring; colouring; color scheme; colour scheme; (touch of) colour; embellishment
persistent; obstinate; tenacious; relentless; insistent; importunate
to stick; to paste; to stretch; to spread; to form (e.g. ice on a pond); to fill; to swell
belt (waist, seat, etc.); strap; belt; zone; drive belt; machine belt
concerning; regarding; per (e.g. 100 yen per person); for every
skull (esp. weatherbeaten, used as symbol of death); death's head; cranium
to hang down (from); to dangle; to be within one's reach; to dangle (before one's eyes); to be completely reliant on; to be entirely dependent on
to descend (e.g. a mountain); to go down; to alight (e.g. from bus); to get off; to step down; to retire; to be granted
below; down; bottom; beneath; underneath; just after; right after
to sleep; to die; to rest (in peace); to lie idle (e.g. of resources); to lie unused; (arch.) to close one's eyes
deep red; crimson; rouge; lipstick
little girl; maiden; young lady; female usually between 7 and 18 years old
space (between); gap; period of time (during, while); duration; between (two parties or things); among (a group); relations (between)
to change; to alter; to reform; to correct; to examine; to check
bedroom; bedchamber; (arch.) roost; (arch.) nest
to write down; to note; to jot down; to remember
storage room; storeroom; lumber room
so much; so often; oh, yes!; that's it; that's right; quite
to be in disorder; to lie scattered around
definitely; absolutely; absolute; unconditional; absoluteness
to enter; to go into; to break into; to join; to enroll; to contain; to hold
no good; not serving its purpose; hopeless; wasted; cannot; must not