to make something look better; to put into (good, better) shape; to put up a front; to pose; to pretend
shield; buckler; escutcheon; pretext
accomplishment; execution
companion; fellow; group; company; member of the same category (family, class)
to bear; to stand; to support; to withstand; to be fit for; to be equal to
obi; kimono sash; paper wrapper on books, CDs, etc.; band; belt; cingulum
rustling (as of silk); slithering (sound); whizzing; hissing
on the contrary; rather; all the more; instead
grateful; thankful; welcome; appreciated; evoking gratitude
white; innocence; innocent person; blank space; white go stone; white dragon tile; skewered grilled pig intestine
sign of life; human presence; humanity; humaneness
to blaze; to burn brightly
black; black go stone; guilt; guilty person
-itis (indicating an inflammatory disease)
dignified appearance; majestic appearance; imposing appearance
to flush out (game, etc.); to drive (animals); to beat; to urge; to spur on; to push on
to get; to secure; to learn; to master; to complete
to bare one's fangs; to snarl (at)
to use (as a tool) for one's own advantage; to use as a pretext; to use as an excuse
slowly (but steadily); gradually; irritatedly; impatiently; scorchingly (of the sun); sizzling (i.e. sound of frying in oil); sound of a warning bell, alarm clock, etc.
that way; that direction; that (one); that person; there; over there
average; medium; mid-grade (item); regular grade; same level as; equal to
living thing; organism; creature; biology
to face (each other); to be facing; to be directed toward (the future, etc.); to be in response to; to receive (a client, etc.); to compare with
metamorphosis; disguise; transformation; shapeshifting; morphing
fox (esp. the red fox, Vulpes vulpes); fox (i.e. a sly person); soba or udon topped with deep-fried tofu; light brown; golden brown
that's a different matter; that's a different story
(relative) length; advantages and disadvantages; pluses and minuses; strong and weak points
same; similar; (just) like; equal
to restrict; to limit; to be restricted to; to be limited to; to be best (for); to be the best plan
structure; construction; arrangement; plan; plot; contrivance
machinery; gadgetry; equipment
limitation; restriction; condition; constraints
fixed; settled; constant; definite; uniform; regularized
to think of; to hit upon; to come into one's mind; to remember; to recall
one (esp. of two); the other; on the one hand; on the other hand; whereas; although
terrific; staggering; tremendous; frightful; ghastly; horrific
blockhead; dunce; dimwit; dolt; slowcoach; slowpoke
water (esp. cool, fresh water, e.g. drinking water); fluid (esp. in an animal tissue); liquid; flood; floodwaters; water offered to wrestlers just prior to a bout
along the river; riverside