setting up (a structure, building, camp, etc.); construction; preparation (e.g. of a venue); arrangement (of an event)
trader; dealer; businessperson; fellow trader; people in the same trade
hazardous materials; dangerous goods; explosives; combustibles
showy; brilliant; gorgeous; florid; gay
in that way; like that; that way
prosperity; glory; splendour; splendor; majesty; luxury
faithful; devoted; loyal; honest; true
dressing (esp. in kimono); fitting; helping someone get dressed; outer garment (in kabuki)
to be truant; to slack off; to play hooky; to skip school; to cut class; to skip out
kimono; Japanese traditional clothing (esp. full-length); clothing; clothes
approximate age; apparent age; marriageable age (esp. of a woman); age of maturity; appropriate age (to ...); old enough (to ...)
to be packed (with); to be full (space, schedule, etc.); to be blocked (road, pipe, nose, etc.); to be clogged; to shorten (width, interval, etc.); to shrink (shirt, word form, etc.); to be at a loss
easy; trifling; harmless; nothing of the sort; not at all
moustache; beard; whiskers (on a cat, etc.); feelers (on an insect, etc.); shadow (on a candlestick chart)
to etch (name, etc.); to carve (design)
rise; increase; income; takings; completion; end; end result (e.g. of crafts)
(moral) backbone; spirit; soul; grit
to rebuke strongly; to tell off
to make a decision; to draw a conclusion; to give a judgement; to hand down a verdict; to let go down; to lower; to do oneself
to take (someone) out (for a walk, to lunch, etc.); to entice out; to lure away
one country; whole country; hotheaded; stubborn
unsightly; ugly; unseemly; indecent; deplorable; disgraceful
I; me; myself; (arch.) we; (arch.) us; (arch.) ourselves
secretary (government); director; chief
rudeness; impoliteness; discourtesy; insolence
to delay; to postpone; to put off; to slow down; to hold up; to retard
to cause a person trouble
dull; uninteresting; insignificant; unimportant; absurd; foolish
sponge gourd (Luffa aegyptiaca); Egyptian cucumber; loofah; loofa; something useless
speech; expression; wording; language
elegance; grace; article; item; counter for items (of food, etc.); counter for dishes or courses (at a restaurant)
nagging; critical; talkative; gossipy
loyal retainer; loyal subject
contrary to expectations; or so we thought, but ...
change of schedule; schedule change
free time; time at leisure
to be discouraged; to shrink from
proposal; offer; request; application