to hold (in one's hand); to take (into one's hand); to own; to obtain
useless; no future in it; doesn't make sense; having no point
awning (over window, doorway); eaves (of roof); narrow aisle surrounding the core of a temple building; visor (of a cap); brim; classic Japanese women's low pompadour hairstyle
to take a breath; to take a short rest
sopping wet; dripping wet; sodden; drenched; soaked
drop of water; vessel for replenishing inkstone water
there's no other way; there are no other options; there are no alternative means
to complain; to make a complaint
skin; body (in the context of intimate bodily contact); surface; grain (e.g. of wood); disposition; temperament
to coil about; to follow about; to surround; to cling to
bad feeling; feeling bad; disagreeable; unpleasant; revolting; gross
to close (e.g. book, eyes, meeting, etc.); to shut
to pay (e.g. money, bill); to brush off; to wipe away; to drive away (e.g. one's competitors); to sell off (something unneeded); to dispose of; to pay (e.g. attention)
below; down; bottom; beneath; underneath; just after; right after
surroundings; environs; circumference
lodging; inn; house; home; home of a servant's parents (or guarantor, etc.)
postbox; mailbox; post; position; post (e.g. goalpost); post- (e.g. post-Cold War)
individual; private person; personal; private
house; home; one's house; one's home; one's husband
which way; which direction; which one (esp. of two alternatives); who
slow; time-consuming; late (in the day); towards the end (of the day or night); later (than expected or usual); late
time; hour; period; class
don't you think?; indicates question
the person concerned; the person in question; the said person
hair style; coiffure; hairdo
to mind (negative nuance); to care about; to worry; to pay undue (amount of) attention to (something)
to polish up (on); to refine; to hone; to polish (by rubbing)
irritating; aggravating; upsetting
to ferry across (e.g. a river); to carry across; to lay across; to build across; to hand over; to hand in
to do; to undertake; to send; to dispatch; to put; to move; to give (esp. to someone of equal or lower status)
shape; form; appearance; state; situation; suitable
effect; effectiveness; efficacy; effects (e.g. sound effects, visual effects, special effects)
outstanding; excellent; exceptional; preeminence; distinction; extraordinariness
somewhere; anywhere; in some respects
certainly; of course; even if; no matter (who, what, when, where, why, how); without even; without so much as; at the (least, earliest, etc.)
to incline one's head to the side (in doubt); to tilt one's head to the side (in confusion); to be puzzled
even at the best of times; already; (even) under normal circumstances; in addition to; as it is
see-through sensation (for clothing); gauziness
cloth; fabric; dough; batter; inherent quality; one's true character; unglazed pottery
even though; despite; when
consequence; outcome; result; blame
underwear; undergarment; underclothes; lingerie