earnest; sincere; pressing; urgent; pertinent; appropriate
lower grade; low class; junior (officer)
class; level; stratum; layer; hierarchy
stratum; geological formation; layer; bed (coal, gravel, etc.)
to pile up; to accumulate
miserable; wretched; unhappy; sad; pitiable
living thing; living creature; animal; life
happiness; good fortune; luck; blessing
bog; marsh; swamp; quandary; dire situation from which one cannot extricate oneself; imbroglio
to slip out; to sneak away; to break into the lead; to get ahead; to begin to fall out (e.g. hair); to break out (of a loop)
cheese; tee (piping); T-joint; cheese (said when taking a photograph)
sale; selling; selling point; gimmick; seller; vendor
remainder; remnant; (not) very; (not) much; too much; excessively
slow; clumsy; stupid; irritating
chicken bones; chicken carcass
to pamper; to make a fuss of; to spoil; to fawn over
best; extra-fine; superfine; exceptionally; extraordinarily; by far
golden and shiny; gaudy; gaudily decorated; brand spanking new; new and shiny
tuna (edible fish, Thunnus spp.); tunny; Pacific bluefin tuna (edible fish, Thunnus orientalis); dead lay; starfish
present; gift; to give a present or gift
to divide (into); to split (into); to share; to distribute; to distinguish; to discriminate; to break up (a fight)
packing; packaging; face mask; face pack; puck
to pick up; to adopt (e.g. a proposal); to accept; to take away; to confiscate; to deliver (a baby)
quite indifferent; looking blank; looking as though one has nothing at all to do with what is going on
such; like that; that sort of; very
to divide in two; to divide in half; to apportion; to divide among; to portion out
to prepare oneself (for the worst); to resolve oneself
disguising oneself as a man; dressing as a man (for a woman); male clothing
to exert oneself and win; to gain (victory)
mochi; (sticky) rice cake
famous; well-known; renowned; your name
to be outdone (by); to be in inferior (to); to compare unfavorably (with); to be behind
to be buried; to be covered; to be hidden
regrettable; disappointing; precious; dear; too good for; deserving better