to pretend; to act (as if)
present age; present day; contemporary; modern era; modern times; contemporary era
collusion; conspiracy; common-law marriage; illicit intercourse; liaison
to stagnate; to settle (at the bottom); to deposit; to become sluggish; to become dull; to be delayed
sorry; excuse me; thank you
lack of sleep; sleep deprivation
beauty; good figure; (beautiful) appearance; beautification; beauty treatment; beauty culture
great rival; powerful enemy; archenemy
being too late; losing one's final chance
basic tone; underlying tone; trend; keynote
comparing heights; comparison of statures
to be worried; to be troubled
to pile up; to make a heap; to lay (e.g. bricks); to acquire (e.g. experience); to build (a reputation)
to fall on one's backside; to land on one's rear
underpants; pants; briefs; trousers (esp. women's); jodhpurs; breeches
whoosh (of water); hiss (of a cat, snake, etc.); sizzle
ectogenesis; outside the body
highish; somewhat high; on the high side; somewhat expensive; comparatively expensive; on the expensive side
even if not; even without
room; wife (of someone of high rank); scabbard; Chinese "Encampment" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
to hold hands; to join hands; to do together; to go arm in arm; to join forces; to link hands
triple; treble; threefold; three-ply; triplicate
shutting tightly; making airtight; sealing hermetically
partner (esp. in manzai); companion; partner for the night (e.g. at a brothel)
lavish; luxurious; showy; gaudy
careless (with something, esp. time, money, promises, etc.); lax; loose-fitting; relaxed-fit; laid-back (e.g. beat, rhythm); easygoing (e.g. atmosphere)
artificial product; man-made product; fiction; made-up story; decoration (e.g. for a festival); theatrical prop (esp. a large prop in noh or kyogen, e.g. tree, well, boat)
to show signs of ...; to have the appearance of ...
porcelain; china; chinaware
declaration; indication; representation; manifestation; demonstration; expression
in order to do; for the purpose of doing; must; should
to be jealous; to be envious
pathological; morbid; unhealthy; diseased; unwholesome; abnormal
to be too large (of clothing); to be baggy; to be flabby; to lose firmness; to slosh about; to be overflowing (with liquid)
to amuse oneself; to make merry
to finger; to play with; to make changes to; to tinker with; to dabble in; to do as a hobby
knitting wool; woolen yarn; woollen yarn