offer; tender; providing; sponsoring (a TV program)
sale (usu. of unwanted government assets); disposal
bear (any mammal of family Ursidae)
to put up (a notice); to post
bill; handbill; flyer; flier; leaflet; poster
sad; sorrowful; melancholy; plaintive
persistent; obstinate; tenacious; relentless; insistent; importunate
going around in circles; circling a temple; roll-call vote
hair; fur; wool; down; plumage
to become decrepit and ugly with age
filthy; dirty (looking); drab
to pity; to feel sympathy for; to sympathize with; to enjoy the beauty of; to appreciate; to admire
threat; menace; coercion; blackmail
to feel sick; to be nauseated
world; society; life; lifetime; age; era; reign
to smack one's lips (over a dish); to eat with relish
eating strange food; eating bizarre things; simple diet; plain food; eating meat (thus breaking Buddhist rules)
close (e.g. of business); leaving (e.g. school); being outdone; compare unfavourably (with); closing price (stockmarket); sink mark (casting, moulding)
another; one more; (not) quite; (not) very; lacking
to beat back into shape; to correct (a bad habit, character trait, etc.) by discipline; to straighten (someone) out
secret method; secret process; secret formula; esoteric rituals (in Shingon Buddhism)
endurance; patience; perseverance; self-control; self-restraint
popular (among the general public); populist; plebian; low-brow; widely liked
rural area; countryside; the sticks; hometown
(fully) exposed; bare; uncovered; in full view; undisguised; broad (accent)
to (happen to) see; to notice; to catch sight of
narrow; tight; formal; stiff; constrained; uncomfortable
appearing that; seeming that; looking like; having the appearance of
scissors; shears; clippers; hole punch
ground; earth's surface; land; lot; plot
to pile up; to stack; to load (car, ship, etc.); to pack; to acquire; to accumulate
wearisome; insipid; dull; irksome; wretched; vain
surface; face (i.e. the visible side of an object); front (of a building, etc.); obverse side (i.e. "head") of a coin; outside; exterior; appearance
coquettish voice (of a woman); seductive squeal; alluring cry
work; labor; achievement; performance; salary; income
to approach; to draw near; to get close; to get acquainted with; to get closer to; to get to know