wrinkled; full of wrinkles
to be buried; to be covered; to be hidden
to correct oneself; to restate
sponge gourd (Luffa aegyptiaca); Egyptian cucumber; loofah (bath sponge); loofa; worthless thing; insignificant thing
barely; narrowly; only just; with difficulty
to scoff; to laugh at; to make fun of; to ridicule; to jeer at
one portion; one serving; adult; grown-up; fully fledged; established
wig; hairpiece (esp. to cover hair loss); toupee
after all; in the end; anyway; (cannot) possibly; (not) at all; (not) by any means
to inquire (about); to enquire; to ask; to interrogate; to question intensely; to grill (someone about something)
great; excellent; distinguished; important; awful; terrible
by all means; at any cost; whether (one is) willing or not; willingly or unwillingly; on no account; by no means
to keep up (appearances); to put up (a good front); to smooth over (a mistake, fault, etc.); to gloss over; to mend; to repair
popular person; favorite; favourite
enjoyable; fun; pleasant; happy; delightful
measurement; size; extent; plan; intention; arrangement
joint; knuckle; tune; melody; node (of a plant stem); joint
to turn; to rotate; to go around; to circle; to make the rounds (of); to go around (several places); to go by way of
jaw; chin; barb (of a fishhook)
underling; person of low standing; grunt; petty (work, official, etc.); minor; lowly
village headman; village mayor
participation; joining; entry
pretty girl who attracts customers to come inside a shop
quite capable of ...; not unlikely to ...; may well ...; might ...; could ...; would not hesitate to ...
long and narrow; lanky; gangling; spindly
bungalow; one-story house
it cannot be that ...; it is highly unlikely that ...; it is impossible that ...
residence; estate; grounds; premises; mansion
how many times; how many degrees (temperature, angle, etc.)
Metropolis (of Tokyo); (Tokyo) Metropolitan District; counter for cities and towns; capital
town; block; downtown; main street; street; road
tourist attraction; sight-seeing area
back country; remote countryside
(if) by some chance; by some possibility; in the unlikely event that; (unlikely event of) emergency; the worst(-case scenario)
the present; present time; as of; present tense; this world; this life
unseasonable; out-of-season
deserted (esp. store, market, town, streets); quiet; inactive (business, trade, etc.); slack; idle; free
uncomfortable feeling; feeling out of place; sense of discomfort; malaise; physical unease
sparse; thin; scattered; straggling; sporadic
impossible; unthinkable; unbelievable; ridiculous