wearisome; insipid; dull; irksome; wretched; vain
nature; natural; spontaneous; naturally; spontaneously
skin; body (in the context of intimate bodily contact); surface; grain (e.g. of wood); disposition; temperament
stone paving; cobble paving; stone steps; check (pattern); pavé; rectangular dessert (usu. made from chocolate or several layers of sponge cake)
harsh (taste, feeling, etc.); acrid; sharp (language, question, etc.); biting; nasty; gross
model; type (e.g. of machine, goods, etc.); type; style; mold (mould); template; kata (standard form of a movement, posture, etc. in martial arts, sport, etc.)
spire; steeple; pinnacle; minaret
to decorate; to ornament; to display; to exhibit; to mark (e.g. the day with a victory); to adorn (e.g. the front page)
surface; face; outside; exterior; appearances; superficiality
to get entangled (with each other); to get muddled together
spear; lance; javelin; lance; (arch.) jeering
to hold up over one's head; to hold aloft; to hold over something; to hold (one's hands) out (e.g. towards a fire); to hold up to shade one's eyes, face, etc.
sake cup; cup for alcoholic beverages
exchange of courtesies (cordialities); fraternization; fraternisation
to ascend; to go up; to ascend (as a natural process, e.g. the Sun); to rise; to go to (the capital); to be promoted; to add up to
Buddhist temple; religious building; church; cathedral
ancient times; distant past; antiquity
blueness; greenness; tinge of blue; (vegetable) garnish
koku; traditional unit of volume, approx. 180.4 litres; measure of a Japanese-style boat's loading capacity (approx. 278.26 liters)
plaster; gypsum; calcium sulphate (sulfate)
grace; refinement; elegance; daintiness
to entwine; to twine around; to coordinate (with); to arrest
to come together; to merge; to fit; to match; to be profitable; to be equitable
bow shape; arc; arch; segment (of a circle)
to draw; to paint; to depict; to describe; to picture in one's mind; to imagine
fully; luxuriantly; fluffy; plump; soft and full
eternity; perpetuity; permanence; immortality
to dance (orig. a whirling dance); to flutter about; to revolve
approximate age; apparent age; marriageable age (esp. of a woman); age of maturity; appropriate age (to ...); old enough (to ...)
at the most; at best; to the utmost; as much as possible; as much as one can
(in the) neighbourhood; neighborhood; around; about; for instance; say