to express in a refined fashion; to weave a web of words
broken; intermittent; disconnected
wife; (arch.) my dear; (arch.) dear; garnish (esp. one served with sashimi); embellishment
you; buddy; monarch; ruler; he; she
appropriate; adequate; suitable; fitting; worthy
opposition; resistance; antagonism; reverse; opposite; inverse
opportunity; occasion; (arch.) order; (arch.) sequence; (arch.) successor
to stop; to turn off; to park; to prevent; to suppress (a cough); to stop (someone from doing something); to dissuade
belt (waist, seat, etc.); strap; belt; zone; drive belt; machine belt
to take a lot of dealing with; to be a handful
roughly; approximately; (cutting) in one stroke; (breaking apart) with vigour; (cutting) deeply; (splitting) wide open
cotton; cotton pads (usu. in amenity set); cotton buds
easy; simple; ready; casual; off-hand; easy-going
to close (one's eyes); to shut
to unravel; to untie; to break into small pieces (of fish, meat, etc.); to relax; to ease
(around the) neck; nape; collar (at the front)
a piece; a scrap; a fragment; iota; modicum; trace
cloth; bujian (spade-shaped bronze coin of ancient China)
stark-naked; without a stitch of clothing on
exposed; scanty; bare; public; open
stain; spot; smudge; spot (on one's skin, e.g. chloasma, liver spot); blemish; discoloration
to become pale; to turn pale
crown (of head); summit (of mountain); easy win for one; something received
pigment; coloring; colouring; colorant; colourant
to colour; to color; to apply make-up; to decorate; to garnish
rugged; scraggy; angular; gnarled
lump; mass; group; crowd; embodiment (of an idea, quality, feeling etc.); personification
flexible; lithe; soft; pliable
muscle fiber; muscle fibre
to tighten; to stiffen; to brace; to strain
to mask; to cover; to cloak; to hide; to conceal
to show; to bare (the teeth)
the opposite sex; isomerism
shyness; bashfulness; shame
organ (of body, plant, etc.)
centre; center; pivot; central nervous system
to carry; to transport; to come; to go; to wield (a tool, etc.); to use