to suit one's skin (of cosmetics); to agree with one's skin; to be compatible; to get along well; to be to one's liking
study; pursuit of knowledge
awareness that somebody will be hard to deal with; awareness that one is not good at something; (feeling) not up to doing something
engaging in (work); pursuing (e.g. studies); following (a profession); being involved in
supporting; shoring up; promotion; propping-up; jacking-up; manipulation
spread; extension; influence; aftereffect; ripple
traditional; from ancient times; formerly
being at sea; losing one's bearings; (arch.) disorientation upon waking at night; (arch.) forgetting which house or room to enter
common saying; slang; argot
pastime; hobby; favorite amusement; dissipation; debauchery; loose living
to participate in; to take part in; to play a part in; to receive; to be given; to enjoy
to lead (a) life (usu. preceded by the type of life)
vortex; maelstrom; whirlpool; (in the middle of a) scandal; controversy; quarrel
nonsense; irresponsible remark; codswallop; random; haphazard; unsystematic
Ministry of War (Tang-dynasty China)
fields (of rice and other crops)
village; hamlet; settlement
settlement; payment of account
tag; slip; label; sticker
to stick; to paste; to stretch; to spread; to form (e.g. ice on a pond); to fill; to swell
national isolation; closing the country (to foreigners); sakoku; policy of national isolation enacted by the Tokugawa shogunate
closing; closure; shutdown; lockout
source of information; intelligence source; message source
to take advantage (e.g. of a weak situation); to size up (e.g. customer when setting a high price)
thick; deep; kind; cordial; abundant
comparatively high; fairly expensive
catalogue; catalog; inventory; certificate indicating an impending gift
estimate; estimation; valuation; quotation
sundry; various; assorted
autograph; signature; sign; signal; indication
improvement (e.g. in skill, ability); advance; progress; communication of opinions of the general populace to those of high rank
focus of one's attention; what one is looking for
nothing special; no big deal; doesn't matter
(heavy) drinker; drunkard; tippler; boozer
precautions; warnings; matters to be attended to; things to note; suggestions; hints
lumping together; summing up; bundle; lump; batch
requisition; requisitioning; seizure; confiscation; impounding; retaining (e.g. deposit)
to want; to wish for; (arch.) to request; (arch.) to demand; (arch.) to seek; (arch.) to search for
destruction; collapse; crumbling
withdrawal; revocation; repeal; demolition; removal