deplorable; regrettable; disappointing; vexing; unfortunate
he; she; that person; (arch.) you
uninterested; unconcerned; plain; light; flowing gently
announcement; publication; presenting; statement; communique; making known
to live; to reside; to inhabit
particularly; only; in the case of
to trick someone (into confirming or revealing the truth); to ask a leading question
whereabouts; place; location; place where one belongs; where one fits in; place where one can be oneself
dark; gloomy; depressed; dispirited; dark (in colour); dull; ill-boding
(handling) fee; charge (e.g. for a cancellation); commission; brokerage
calm; serenity; tranquillity; tranquility
earnest; sincere; pressing; urgent; pertinent; appropriate
looking up (e.g. a word in a dictionary); retrieval (e.g. data); searching for; referring to
example; simile; metaphor; allegory
huh?; eh?; what?; oh; hey!; look!
tree; shrub; bush; wood; timber
branch; bough; limb; twig; sprig; spray
to decorate; to ornament; to display; to exhibit; to mark (e.g. the day with a victory); to adorn (e.g. the front page)
completely ordinary; plain; commonplace; everyday
decoration; ornament; trimmings
appropriate; adequate; suitable; fitting; worthy
local specialty or souvenir bought as a gift while travelling; present brought by a visitor; something unpleasant that one is given (e.g. an illness while on vacation); unwelcome gift
to bring; to take (something) along; to fetch; to get
charge; custody; safekeeping; deposit; storage
to dodge (e.g. a question); to evade; to sidestep; to give (someone) the slip
derisory; negligible; minimal; nominal; imperceptible
prizing; valuing highly; esteeming
attachment (esp. to things); love; affection
(not so) much; (not) very
about when; about what time; how soon
Buddhist priest; bonze; close-cropped hair; crew cut; boy; sonny
counter for places, parts, passages, etc.
all; entire; whole; altogether
pair; couple; antithesis; counter for items that come in pairs; counter for sets (of clothes, small furniture, utensils, etc.)
nonsense; irresponsible remark; codswallop; random; haphazard; unsystematic
to turn toward; to look (up, down, etc.); to face (e.g. east) (of a building, window, etc.); to look out on; to point (of an arrow, compass needle, etc.); to be suited to