lie; falsehood; fiction; fabrication
feather; plume; wing; blade (of a fan, propeller, etc.); shuttlecock (in badminton); shuttlecock (in hanetsuki); arrow feathers
custom; habit; customary practice
wise; sagacious; intelligent; sensible
to boost; to force up; to push up
weave; weaving; woven item
to manufacture; to produce; to raise (crops); to invent; to dream up; to create
handwoven; handspun; weaving by hand
watercolor painting; watercolour painting
makings (of); aptitude; talent; nature; character; temperament
mochi cut thin, dried, and baked or fried
student marriage (esp. university, college, etc. students)
to make muddy (of a liquid); to make cloudy; to make turbid; to make ambiguous; to evade (e.g. the point); to be noncommittal about
family circle; one's circle (of friends, co-workers, etc.); private matters; internal affairs; conservative (e.g. estimate); moderate
appearance; (outward) looks; exterior appearance
to feel like it; to get to think that way; to become so minded
complete stranger; total stranger
intentionally; deliberately; designedly; especially; particularly
to draw a conclusion; to conclude; to settle on
such a stupid ...; what a crazy ...; no way!; what nonsense!; how can that be?
to shift; to slide (e.g. something away from something else); to move (e.g. something out of the way); to put off; to delay; to postpone
linkage; entanglement; involvement; relationship; interaction
tired; frazzled; tiresome; tiring; draining
implication; nuance; shade of meaning; connotation
to pull out; to draw out; to omit; to leave out; to do to the end; to carry through; to let out (e.g. air from a tyre)
to give up smoking; to stop smoking
abstaining from smoking; quitting smoking; No Smoking!; Smoking Prohibited!
in a sense; in some way; to an extent
completely (quitting, etc.); entirely; thoroughly; cleanly (cutting, snapping off, etc.); in a single blow
affinity; compatibility; chemistry (between people)
to get jealous; (lit.) to grow horns
to the very end; to the bitter end; to the last; to the hilt; thoroughly
fastidiousness; enthusiasm for one thing; meticulousness; susceptibility for a stiffening of the shoulders
right or wrong; good or bad; quality; having both merits and demerits; having both advantages and disadvantages
to hug; to clasp to one's breast