poor (living); barely continuing; just scraping along; very narrow
cleaning; clean-up; garbage collection; scavenging
supreme; sublime; highest
quick pace; quick steps; quick march; trot (horse gait)
technology; engineering; technique; skill; art; craft
using freely; making full use of; having a good command of; working (someone) hard; driving (someone) on
dining room; dining hall; cafeteria; restaurant; eatery; snack bar
basic tone; underlying tone; trend; keynote
dull; uninteresting; dry; insipid; boring; prosaic
speaking voice; talking voice
repeatedly; over and over again; several layers deep; layer upon layer; row upon row
each (person); individually; one by one; one at a time; in turn
to be mixed together; to be blended; to intermingle; to commingle
noise (usu. unpleasant); interference (e.g. radio); static; gossip; irresponsible criticism
to be added to; to be appended; to join in (e.g. a group of friends); to participate; to increase (e.g. heat); to gain in (e.g. influence)
fellow; mutual; companion; comrade
one by one; one at a time; in turn
maid headdress (e.g. white Alice band covered with lace)
completely exhausted; dog-tired; dreadfully weary; terribly frustrated; limp; weak
Grasse (France); Graas; Gras
gathering; meeting; assembly; collection; attendance
chattering; talk; idle talk; chatty; talkative; chatterbox
to belong to; to come under; to be affiliated with; to be subject to
sticky; syrupy; weakly (of a flame); gently (e.g. boil); dozing off; napping
reading in a monotone; reading a Chinese classical text without translating it into Japanese
to cut and even up; to cut several pieces to the same size
to finger; to touch; to make changes to; to tinker with; to dabble in; to do as a hobby
hem; (trouser) cuff; bottom part; bottom edge; foot (of a mountain); tips (of hair)
shortish; rather short; somewhat short
neat and clean; tidy; trim
expression; look; countenance; face
star (usu. not including the Sun); planet (usu. not including Earth); star (glyph, symbol, shape); star (actor, player, etc.); small dot; spot; star point (in go)
giving and taking; exchange (of letters); arguing back and forth; (conversational) exchange
buffet; self-service meal
crisp (e.g. potato chip, fried fish, etc.); crunchy; grumpily; touchily; scratching
improper way (of doing); wrong way; unorthodox method; evil course; evil path; heresy
clique; group; (political) faction; wing; school; sect