neither this nor that; being at a loss; humming and hawing; shilly-shallying
coordinate; co-ordinate; matching (e.g. clothes, accessories, furniture, colours); coordinated outfit (clothes and accessories); ensemble; coordinates (items of clothing, furniture, etc. designed to be used together)
cannot be compared with; no match for
turtleneck; turtle-necked sweater; polo-neck(ed) sweater
black; black go stone; guilt; guilty person
light clothing; dressing light; light equipment; light armaments
(stand to) attention!; standing at attention
agreement; concurrence; conformance; compliance
longish; moderately long; somewhat long; fairly long
iron (for pressing clothes); hair iron; hair tong; curling tong
eyes; expression of the eyes; area around the eyes; skin round one's eyes
volume (sound level); volume (books); volume; substantial quantity (e.g. hearty meal); any kind of adjustment knob, not necessarily for sound
to create (an atmosphere, feeling, etc.); to produce; to engender
banter; raillery; ridicule; teasing; making fun of
adjustment; regulation; coordination; reconciliation; tuning; fixing
dressing (esp. in kimono); fitting; helping someone get dressed; outer garment (in kabuki)
long (time that has passed); old (story)
minute (unit of time); fun (one tenth of a monme, 5.787 grains)
to get up (from sitting); to stand up; to (finally) start to do something; to get off one's backside; to take action
to give a glance (at); to take one look at
pretext; history; past; according to ...; ... says
pink; erotic (usually used in relation to the sex industry); blue; pornographic
basic tone; underlying tone; trend; keynote
pure white; blank (e.g. mind, paper)
sal (tree) (Shorea robusta); saul; Japanese stewartia (Stewartia pseudocamellia)
amorous; sexy; voluptuous; erotic
to set off to advantage; to bring into prominence; to support; to favor; to rouse (spirits); to march (a prisoner) off
ingredient; (raw) material; unprocessed timber; raw timber; subject matter; topic
to be effective; to be fruitful; to be worthwhile; to be worth; to be rewarded; to pay off
to feel shy; to be bashful; to blush
high praise; great admiration; rave reviews
criticizing; lambasting; pointing out faults; calling for a retake; ordering (somebody) to redo something