to decorate; to ornament; to display; to exhibit; to mark (e.g. the day with a victory); to adorn (e.g. the front page)
bundle; package; parcel; counter for wrapped objects
heavy; weighty; heavy (feeling); depressed; slow; sluggish; important (position, responsibility, etc.)
hardly any; almost nonexistent; very little
uncle; old man; mister; manybar goatfish (Parupeneus multifasciatus)
though; although; be that as it may; nonetheless
polite; courteous; civil; careful; close; thorough
to untie; to unfasten; to unsew; to unstitch; to solve; to work out; to dispel (misunderstanding, etc.)
until now; so far; up to the present
muffler; scarf; comforter; muffler (for a vehicle exhaust); silencer
(having) bad marks or results (e.g. in school); of poor quality or workmanship
to knit; to plait; to braid; to compile (anthology, dictionary, etc.); to edit
technology; engineering; technique; skill; art; craft
to avert one's eyes; to avoid looking straight at something; to cover one's eyes
unevenness; roughness; ruggedness; inequality; imbalance; unevenness
left and right; right and left; (asserting) control; influence; one's attendants; people accompanying one
to bend; to curve; to turn; to be awry; to be askew
to be disappointed; to be dejected; to be downhearted; to feel exhausted; to feel drained
knitted fabric; crocheted fabric
to tailor; to make (clothing); to train; to bring up; to make it seem like; to pass off
while it may be true that; just because; nevertheless; not necessarily
when it comes to ...; if one were to speak of ...; by ... you mean ...; when you say ... you mean that ...; whenever ...; if it's ... then (without fail)
that's a different matter; that's a different story
unskillful; poor; awkward; imprudent; untactful
master; teacher; stable master
starting point; starting line
to be wet; to be moist; to get dim; to become blurred; to become tear-choked
to wind; to coil; to envelope; to shroud; to outflank; to skirt
to be affected; to put on airs; to act like (something one isn't); to pretend to be
to dance (orig. a hopping dance)
bad taste (e.g. in clothes); poor taste
taste; elegance; appearance; air; the likes of ...; lowly people such as ...
what; what sort of thing; everything; anything; what (on earth)?; what's the meaning of this ...?
occasionally; once in a while; now and then; rarely; seldom
far away; distant place; long ago; far back; by far
direct unforked road; straight path