even at the best of times; already; (even) under normal circumstances; in addition to; as it is
bad (taste); unpalatable; poor; unskillful; ugly; unattractive
forgery; falsification; fabrication; counterfeiting
extra; more; unnecessary; needless; all the more; even more
negotiations; discussions; connection
being defeated; being eliminated (from competition)
to lay the blame on; to put the fault on
demotion; relegation; reduction in rank; degradation; downward move
habit; (social) custom; practice; convention
diplomacy; selling (e.g. door-to-door); canvassing
level; standard; level (plane); floor; spirit level; (surveyor's) level
pretending not to see something; turning a blind eye to; burying one's head in the sand
cigarette end; cigarette butt; tobacco ashes
to pile up; to stack; to load (car, ship, etc.); to pack; to acquire; to accumulate
beehive; hive; something full of holes; (fig.) Swiss cheese; honeycomb tripe; wall of a cow's second stomach
to pick up; to adopt (e.g. a proposal); to accept; to take away; to confiscate; to deliver (a baby)
at least; at most; (even) just
to drift; to float; to waft (e.g. a scent); to hang in the air; to be in the air (e.g. a feeling or mood); to wander; to walk around aimlessly
vague recollection; faint memory
signal; signalling; signaling; traffic light; traffic signal
atmospheric current; air current; airflow
distorted; crooked; oval; elliptical shape; round, wooden container for cooked rice; oval coin
to draw; to paint; to depict; to describe; to picture in one's mind; to imagine
to be visible; to be clear; to be evident; to be certain
just as; in the act of; as soon as; at the moment that
curry (esp. Japanese curry); rice and curry
to hit; to expose; to apply (e.g. patch); to put on; to allot; to call on someone (e.g. in class); to guess (an answer)
to coil around; to follow about; to be related to; to concern; to be associated with
to ascertain; to check; to make sure
(sense of) taste; counter for food, drink, medicine, etc.
to bite; to chew; to gnaw; to fumble one's words (esp. during a play, broadcast, etc.); to falter with one's words; to crash against (e.g. of waves); to break onto (shore)
idea commonly (generally) accepted in the world
adaptation; accommodation; conformity