thickly painted; thickly lacquered; impasto
to do; to carry out; to cause to become; to make (into); to serve as; to act as; to wear (clothes, a facial expression, etc.)
face with no make-up; sobriety
right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?
that; it; then; that point (in time); (arch.) there; (arch.) you
(some) more; even more; longer; further
a-ha-ha (laughing loudly)
first (of all); firstly; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
to be dark; to be dull; to be unassuming; to be inconspicuous; to not stand out
to take; to pick up; to pass; to hand; to get; to obtain; to adopt (a method, proposal, etc.)
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen
is not; am not; are not; isn't it?
always; all the time; never; usual; regular
to use (a thing, method, etc.); to make use of; to use (a person, animal, puppet, etc.); to employ; to use (time, money, etc.); to spend
fellow; guy; thing; object; he; she
indicates direct object of action; indicates subject of causative expression; indicates an area traversed; indicates time (period) over which action takes place; indicates point of departure or separation of action; indicates object of desire, like, hate, etc.
a little; a bit; just a minute; for a moment; somewhat; rather; (not) easily
to paint; to plaster; to lacquer; to varnish; to spread; to smear
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
to disappear (of people or animals); to go (away); to leave; to no longer exist
to finish; to stop; to close (a business, etc.); to close down; to put away; to put back
but (still); and yet; nevertheless; even so; notwithstanding
abdomen; belly; womb; one's mind; one's real intentions; courage; nerve
to decrease (in size or number); to diminish; to abate
don't you think?; indicates question
to eat; to live on (e.g. a salary); to live off; to subsist on
now; soon; already; yet; further; more
to eat; to live; to make a living; to bite; to sting (as insects do); to tease; to torment
and the like; such as; or something; something like; I hear that ...; people say that...
to say; to utter; to name; to call; to go (e.g. "the alarm went ping"); to make a noise
in that way; thus; so; so?
distinguished service; meritorious service
this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence
to ferry across (e.g. a river); to carry across; to lay across; to build across; to hand over; to hand in
to give; to let (one) have; to give; to do for one; to take the trouble to do; to do to someone's disadvantage
liked; well-liked; in love (with); loved; faddism; eccentricity
dear (old); fondly-remembered; beloved; missed; nostalgic
to push; to press; to apply pressure from above; to press down; to stamp (i.e. a passport); to apply a seal; to affix (e.g. gold leaf)
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
organ (musical instrument)
-like; sort of; similar to; resembling
sound; noise; note; fame; Chinese-derived character reading
to take out; to get out; to put out; to reveal; to submit (e.g. thesis); to turn in; to publish
hippopotamus (Hippopotamus amphibius)