leather boots; rubber boots; wellingtons; wellies; long boots; high boots
multicolored; multicoloured; of various colors; diverse; of all kinds; all manners of
vivid; bright; brilliant; skillful; skilful; adept
many; numerous; large amount of; large quantity of; frequent; common
disaster; accident; shipwreck; distress
hair; fur; wool; down; plumage
to come down; to go down; to hang; to dangle; to move back; to step back; to deteriorate
head (of a household); proprietor (of a store); one's husband; (one's) employer; (one's) master; host
leather; tanned animal hide; suede; kanji "tanned leather" radical (radical 178)
suspicious-looking; shady; questionable; dubious; fishy
men's things; menswear; men's wear; men's; for men
brow; glabella; middle forehead; area between the eyebrows
much more; still more; single layer (or storey, etc.); (arch.) rather; (arch.) sooner
to shut oneself in (e.g. one's room); to be confined in; to be filled with (emotion, enthusiasm, etc.); to fill the room (of a gas, smell, etc.); to be heavy with (e.g. smoke); to be muffled (e.g. voice); to hold (a castle, fortress, etc.)
way of talking; speaking style
wet nurse; nursing mother
so; therefore; accordingly; consequently; on those grounds; that is why
to be surprised; to be astonished
unsociable; unfriendly; blunt; surly; curt; cold
to soften; to calm down; to be eased; to be mitigated; to subside; to abate
to rub in; to smear on; to spread on; to lay the blame on
guest; visitor; customer; client; counter for containers used to entertain guests
motionlessly (e.g. stand, wait); (be) still; fixedly (e.g. gaze, stare); intently (e.g. listen, think); patiently (endure); stoically
matter being discussed (e.g. in a private conversation); our side of the story (in contrast to another's version)
to listen carefully; to strain one's ears
curiosity; inquisitiveness
suitable; proper; appropriate; perfunctory; half-minded; sloppy
to satisfy (conditions, one's appetite, etc.); to meet (e.g. demands); to fulfill; to fill (e.g. a cup); to pack; to supply
to be raised (e.g. child); to be brought up; to grow (up)
to set one's mind on doing; to get the idea of doing; to make up one's mind
any more; any further; any better; any longer
to be effective; to take effect; to work; to function well; to be possible (to do, use, etc.); to be able to
bad; poor; poor (quality); inferior; evil; sinful; ugly
(not) particularly; (not) especially; (not) specially; separately; apart; additionally
this and that; this or that; one thing or another; this way and that
inquiry into; enquiry into; prying (into); investigation; search; exploration
it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that
relation; relationship; participation; involvement; influence; effect
to weigh on one's mind; to bother one; to be interested (in); to be curious (about); to feel like (doing); to feel inclined to
glance; look; glimpse; complete view; bird's-eye view
a certain someone; Mr So-and-so
to see through; to see into (someone's heart, mind, etc.); to perceive; to find out; to detect
unanticipated; unexpected
at once; right away; promptly; on the spur of the moment
to dress (oneself in); to attire oneself in; to adorn; to pretend; to feign; to affect
memento (esp. of a deceased person); keepsake; heirloom; remembrance; souvenir