prologue; prolog; Prolog (Programming in Logic)
to put clothes on (someone); to dress; to cover; to coat; to pin (e.g. a crime on someone); to lay (blame)
attachment (esp. to things); love; affection
thin (e.g. air); diluted; sparse; lacking (e.g. empathy); deficient; insufficient (e.g. zeal)
jersey (fabric); jersey; (sports) uniform; Jersey (cattle)
sensitivity (e.g. of a measuring instrument); reception (radio, TV, etc.); sensitivity (of film)
no loss or gain; coming out even
to have a cramp; to be pulled too tight
willful; wilful; selfish; carefree; do-as-you-please; freewheeling
(one's) skin colour; skin color; skin tone; flesh colour (of a Japanese person); flesh color; pale orange
kaki; Japanese persimmon (Diospyros kaki)
need not; (not) have to; need not have; need not exist
clue; lead; key; handhold; hold
fake; something false; sham; deception
latest; newest; late-breaking (news)
aloof; morose; stuck-up; smelling strongly of something; having a pungent smell
messy; confused; chaotic; complaining about various things
consequence; result; conclusion
motherland; fatherland; native country
birth and growth; giving birth and raising; development; breeding
ivy (esp. Boston ivy, Parthenocissus tricuspidata)
to fall down; to fall over; to turn out; to play out; to abandon Christianity (and convert to Buddhism); to apostatize
far away; far off; far; long ago; long before
to appear; to start to appear; to show signs of appearing
field of vegetables; market garden; truck garden; vegetable garden; kitchen garden
evaporation; disappearance (of people intentionally concealing their whereabouts); unexplained disappearance
watering can; watering pot; sprinkling can
cost performance; cost effectiveness; price-performance ratio; value for money; bang for one's buck
shallow; superficial; slight (wound); light (sleep); short (time); early
manual labor; manual labour; manual procedures
having an aptitude (for); having a talent (for)
graduation; completion (of a course); moving on (from); outgrowing (something); leaving (a group, company, etc.)
home town; birthplace; native place; (arch.) ruins; (arch.) historic remains
studying abroad; studying at a different school, etc. (usu. for a specific purpose)
cotton gloves; working gloves
housewife; mistress (of the house); homemaker
how should I put it?; what shall I say?; well, you know; like
oops; that's enough (when pouring up alcohol, etc.)