adding detail (to a drawing)
writing brush; paintbrush; writing with a brush; drawing with a brush; writing (composing text); the written word
paint; coloring materials; colors; colours
to manufacture; to produce; to raise (crops); to invent; to dream up; to create
to retreat; to back off; to draw back; to step back; to shrink away
material; material properties; quality of material; quality of wood; quality of lumber
with a slamming noise (e.g. door, telephone receiver); with a banging noise; with a clash; with a clank; with a bang
careless; sloppy; faulty; using unreliable sources (in a piece of writing); piece of writing with unreliable sources or many errors
goods on display; (an) exhibit; exhibition (of goods)
treasure house; storage for valuable property
exhibition room (e.g. museum); showroom (for goods)
sake cup; cup for alcoholic beverages; ritual exchange of cups (to seal a bond or pledge)
to open wide (doors or windows); to throw open; to fling open; to leave open; to keep open
to invite in; to show someone in
crafty; tricky; sly; sinister (look)
head (of a household, etc.); leader; owner; proprietor; subject (of a rumour, etc.); doer (of a deed); guardian spirit (e.g. long-resident beast, usu. with mystical powers)
unhurt; uninjured; flawless (e.g. gem); unblemished; spotless (e.g. reputation); faultless (e.g. performance)
confinement; imprisonment; incarceration
order picking (taking goods from a warehouse to fulfil customer orders); lock picking; picking (a guitar, banjo, etc.)
what is to be done?; what should (I) do?; what (am I) to do?
joke; playfulness; kidding around
interior; inside; internal
trace; vestige; mark; sign; evidence
large hole; big deficit; heavy losses; long-shot win (in horse racing, etc.); big winnings (on a long shot)
holiday; vacation; day off; time off; leave; furlough
partner (esp. in manzai); companion; partner for the night (e.g. at a brothel)
one's speciality; one's forte; one's strong point
to roll; to wheel; to turn over; to tip over; to leave; to buy and sell (quickly for a profit)
food (esp. staple food such as rice or wheat); provisions; rations; food supply
not going (well); not proceeding (as one wishes); bad; not good; hopeless; beyond hope
weariness; boredom; tedium; tiresomeness
unbearable; intolerable; unendurable
cupboard; locker; closet; wardrobe; cabinet
having presence of mind; self-possessed; imperturbable; calm and self-possessed