dull; uninteresting; insignificant; unimportant; absurd; foolish
attacker (esp. in volleyball)
to smile (at); to grin (at)
predominance; superiority; ascendancy; advantage; supremacy
thin-culmed dwarf bamboo (growing in clusters)
to become loose; to slacken (e.g. rope); to become less tense; to relax; to slacken (e.g. coldness, supervision); to become lax; to become softer (e.g. ground, facial expression)
cover; concealment; masking; occultation
stock; products; stolen goods; loot; spoils
shade; shadow; behind (something); other side; background; behind the scenes
crawling on all fours; getting on one's hands and knees; falling flat
to approach; to draw near
to give advice; to counsel; to take part in a consultation
tea (usu. green); tea break (at work); tea ceremony
to come down; to go down; to hang; to dangle; to move back; to step back; to deteriorate
weapon; arms; ordnance; weapon (something used to gain an advantage); asset
front; frontage; facade; main
strength; power; proficiency; ability
just a minute; small quantity
trouble; hardship; difficulty; anxiety; worry; concern
I'm sorry; my apologies; excuse me; pardon me
hard solder; silver solder
quite unlike; not bearing the slightest resemblance
to become clear (water, air, etc.); to become transparent; to resonate clearly (e.g. voice); to become serene; to become tranquil; to pronounce as an unvoiced sound
tedious; boring; being fed up with
to refuse; to reject; to inform; to give notice; to ask leave; to excuse oneself (from)
in spite of; nevertheless; although; despite; no matter the; regardless of
ecstatically; spellbound; with rapt attention; abstractedly; absentmindedly; absorbedly
seed (e.g. of a plant); pip; material (e.g. for an article); matter (e.g. of a story); ingredient; leaven (bread); cause
joy; delight; rapture; pleasure; gratification; rejoicing
spine; line of the backbone; seam down the back (of clothing)
cold (e.g. weather); uninteresting (esp. joke); lame; dull
to throw oneself (into an activity)
individuality; personality; quirk; idiosyncrasy; character; individual characteristic
other self; alter ego; part of oneself (in someone or something else); incarnations of Buddha
gender; distinction of sex; sex
(sudden) change; reversal; turn-around; coming from behind (baseball)
to inform; to notify; to know; to reign
as much as one can; as much as possible; if at all possible
muscular; lean (of a company's operations, etc.)
female; woman; female sex; female lover; girlfriend; mistress
small build; small stature; petite; small pattern