grizzled; (hair) streaked with grey (gray)
to prune; to trim; to reap (a crop) and put into storage; to harvest; to prune (a manuscript); to cut down
skin; hide; rind; peel; shell; sheath
lie; falsehood; fiction; fabrication
northern country; northern provinces; northern regions; northland
birth; birthplace; born in (country, month, imperial era, zodiac year, etc.)
to take the name of; to call oneself; to pretend; to feign; to purport
sound of something small rolling once (often into a hole); easily; suddenly; completely (e.g. forgetting); utterly; disappointing; curling up into the fetal position
means of making a living; source of income; bread and butter; livelihood
rock (in rock-paper-scissors); stone; ungh; gulp; rumbling (of an empty stomach); growling
does not seem; unlikely; improbable
greengrocer; fruit and vegetable shop
for the present; for the time being; for a while (from now); for some time (to come)
stillness; repose; standing still
master; expert; mansion; large house; rich family; distinguished family
to believe implicitly; to believe firmly
afternoon snack (eaten around 3 o'clock); afternoon tea
absence; disregard; indifference
telephone receiver; telephone mouthpiece; making a telephone call; receiving a telephone call
to dress (oneself in); to attire oneself in; to adorn; to pretend; to feign; to affect
release; unleashing; liberation; deallocation (of computer memory)
the place one comes from; one's birthplace; one's hometown
still better; even better
affable; amiable; sociable; agreeable
to appear; to come in sight; to become visible; to be expressed (e.g. emotions); to become apparent (e.g. trends, effects)
chronological order; time series
to meet (wishes, expectations, etc.); to satisfy; to accompany; to go with; to associate with (someone); to mix with
mismatched; odd; irregular; inconsistent; incoherent; confused
to rearrange (classes); to recompose; to reset; to recombine (genes)
meaningful; suggestive; telling; significant; pregnant (pause etc.)
to cross over; to go across; to extend; to cover; to range
twosome; duo; pair (of criminals)
assistant; helper; assistant (to a professor)
pupil; disciple; adherent; follower; apprentice; young person
this way and that; (by) various means; (by) every means
omitting crucial steps; cutting corners; intentional negligence; tenuki; taking the initiative by ignoring the opponent's last move and playing somewhere else (in go)
application; entry; request; subscription; offer; proposal
blank form; sheets of paper; sheet of paper
entry (in a form, register, diary, etc.); filling in; filling out
presence; sitting with; being with
bell (used for summoning or signalling); buzzer
to ring; to sound; to be popular; to be esteemed; to state; to insist