to choose at one's own discretion; to choose when to do something; to estimate (the time for something)
to begin to open; to come out; to smile broadly; to come apart at the seams (clothes)
people; men and women; each person; everybody
to endure; to keep out (e.g. rain); to pull through; to get over; to surpass; to outdo
to be temperate in; to refrain; to make notes; to jot down (e.g. phone number); to be in preparation for; to be in waiting for
to stuff into; to jam; to shorten; to move closer together; to reduce (spending); to conserve; to focus intently on
while it may be true that; just because; nevertheless; not necessarily
rest; recess; vacation; holiday; dormancy (of a silkworm prior to moulting)
diligently; assiduously; industriously; beavering away
prison; jail; gaol; firm; solid; strong
serious; earnest; real sword (as opposed to a wooden practice weapon)
to (take out and) show; to demonstrate; to point out (finger, clock hand, needle, etc.); to indicate; to show
though; notwithstanding; although
preference; priority; precedence
(one's) Sunday best; (one's) best clothes; glad rags
correction; rectification; mending; repair
to grow taller (of people)
tough; hard; determined; strong-minded; strong (e.g. sunlight, alcohol); severe
to put on (of clothing); (lit.) to put (arms) through sleeves
to cure; to heal; to fix; to correct; to do over again; to replace
mixing and matching (clothes, accessories, etc.); wearing of an item of clothing in many different combinations
armpit; under one's arm; beside; close to; aside; to the side; off-track
(dragging a large or heavy item) slowly; (falling) little by little; (slipping) gradually; on and on; while putting off; with a slurp
hem; (trouser) cuff; bottom part; bottom edge; foot (of a mountain); tips (of hair)
height; stature; length (esp. of clothing); all (one has); everything; magnificence (of a waka poem, etc.)
to deceive; to falsify; to dodge; to beg the question (issue, difficulties); to varnish over; to gloss over
fold; pleat; folds (e.g. of a mountain); crease; (hidden) detail; nuance
to sew; to stitch; to weave one's way (e.g. through a crowd)
to decorate; to ornament; to display; to exhibit; to mark (e.g. the day with a victory); to adorn (e.g. the front page)
to untie; to unfasten; to unsew; to unstitch; to solve; to work out; to dispel (misunderstanding, etc.)
pattern; behavioural pattern; behavioral pattern; predictability
to remove; to take off; to drop (e.g. from a team); to remove (from a position); to leave (e.g. one's seat); to go away from
to grow up; to become an adult; to become big; to grow in size