any more; any further; any better; any longer
resistance; opposition; reluctance; repulsion; resistance; drag
ear; hearing; edge; crust; selvedge (non-fray machined edge of fabrics); selvage
to chip (off); to shave (off); to slice (off); to dampen (e.g. enthusiasm); to discourage; to weaken
threat; bird-scaring device (scarecrow, gun, etc.)
to cease; to stop; to be over
to have a go; to try and do (something); to take a chance with something
to break; to destroy; to wreck; to ruin; to break (a bill, etc.)
hindrance; obstacle; to visit (someone's home); demon who hinders Buddhist training; demon who obstructs sentient beings from maintaining moral behaviour
cold (to the touch); chilly; icy; (emotionally) cold; coldhearted; unfeeling
to displease; to offend; to hurt (a person's) feelings
riskiness; (level of) danger
panel; wainscoting; wainscotting; plight; fix; bind
quite capable of ...; could happen; not unlikely to
last moment; eleventh hour; platform made of dirt used to perform executions (decapitations) in the Edo period
advantageous; favourable; better; profitable; lucrative; gainful
to incline toward; to slant; to lurch; to go down (sun); to wane; to sink
request; favour (to ask); wish; please
mature woman; middle-aged woman
at once; right away; promptly; on the spur of the moment
everyone; anyone; no one; nobody
measure; step; countermeasure; counterplan; countermove; strategy
university student; college student
clothing; costume; outfit; garment; dress
plain; simple; reserved (behaviour, attitude, etc.); modest; quite; a (little) bit
rather; better; instead; if anything
clothes (esp. Western clothes); counter for doses of medicine, gulps of tea, drags of a cigarette, etc.
thin; pale; light; watery; thin; weak (taste, etc.); little (affection, etc.) not much (of a presence)
ghastliness; dreadfulness; grimness; intimidation; menace; threat
tendency; trend; inclination
alteration (of character or essence); change in quality; transformation; deterioration; degeneration; transmutation
tidal hour; right time; favourable opportunity (favorable)
to sell well; to sell out; to be worldly and understanding; to be sensible; to be sorted out; to be put in order
end (e.g. of street); tip; beginning; start; odds and ends; scrap
cloth; bujian (spade-shaped bronze coin of ancient China)
to knit one's brows (in discomfort, unease, disapproval, etc.); to raise one's eyebrows; to frown; to scowl
brilliance; polish; lustre; luster; glossy finish (of photographs)
material; material properties; quality of material; quality of wood; quality of lumber