clever; intelligent; well-behaved (esp. children and pets); obedient; (arch.) good (with words)
to have a (rough) idea (of what the situation is)
nonsense; no meaning; meaningless
sky; the air; weather; far-off place; distant place; state of mind; feeling
chest; breast; breasts; bosom; heart; lungs; stomach
indefinite; hazy; vague; unsettled; undecided
celebrated personage; big-wig; person in a high position
to dress (oneself in); to attire oneself in; to adorn; to pretend; to feign; to affect
nasal catarrh; rheum; rhinitis; coryza
continuously; from beginning to end; from first to last
slowly; tardily; complaining; grumbling; unsettled (e.g. weather); loose
judgment; judgement; discernment
to become blunt; to grow dull; to become less capable; to weaken; to falter
orchestra present at Japanese festival; festival music (may be sung from a festival float)
many; numerous; various; large number of
by all means; at any cost; whether (one is) willing or not; willingly or unwillingly; on no account; by no means
homely woman (esp. one with a small low nose, high flat forehead, and bulging cheeks); plain woman; soba in soup with slices of boiled fish paste, shiitake mushrooms, greens, seaweed, etc.
Hyottoko; comical male character with puckered, skewed mouth; clown; ugly mug; ugly guy
great numbers (of people); numerical superiority; masses; people; folk; clique
approximately; about; to (about) the extent that; (almost) enough that; as ... as ...; like
to become extremely serious (in attitude); to look solemn; to assume a solemn air
absurd; ridiculous; silly; ludicrous; nonsensical; asinine
nursing; nurse; attending; attendant; entertainer
topic; subject; rumor; talk; tale; story
to sharpen; to hone; to wash (rice); to scour; to polish
without; unacceptable; not alright; unsatisfactory
center; centre; middle; -centered; -centred; -focused
appearing ...; looking ...; way to ...; method of ...ing; form; style
three; three years of age
disassembly; dismantling; factorization; decomposition; resolution; deblocking
one-by-one; separately; in detail
pride; boast; credit (to)
one's nature; one's feelings; plain; unadorned; mere; poor
to anger; to displease; to offend; to square (one's shoulders); to make stern (e.g. eyes); to raise (one's voice) in anger
to chew thoroughly; to bite (e.g. one's lip); to reflect upon; to digest
beard (esp. on the chin); goatee
to turn over; to turn around; to change (one's mind); to reverse (one's decision); to fly (flag, etc.); to wave (skirt, cape, etc.)
to be sorry; to beg pardon; to be grateful; to be amazed; to be filled with awe; to be disconcerted