with a glitter; with a sparkle; brand new; shiny and new
pleasant; agreeable; comfortable
it is assuredly (that)...; can say with confidence that it is...
as a test; as an experiment; by way of experiment; by way of trial; tentatively
crying (of an infant) at night; baby colic
to happen to meet; to come across
what's the matter?; what's wrong?; what happened (to) ...?; what have you done (with) ...?; where is ...?
pine tree (Pinus spp.); highest (of a three-tier ranking system)
happy; glad; pleased; joyful; delightful; gratifying
puzzling; tangled; complicated; complex
bamboo (any grass of subfamily Bambusoideae); middle (of a three-tier ranking system)
Japanese apricot (Prunus mume); Japanese plum; ume; lowest (of a three-tier ranking system)
secret; private; surreptitious
to divide (into); to split (into); to share; to distribute; to distinguish; to discriminate; to break up (a fight)
in good health; healthy; skilled; proficient; master; expert
to shrivel (e.g. cut vegetables, skin); to wilt; to fade; to wither; to be wizened
pantaloons; bell-bottoms; trousers
padded sleeveless kimono jacket; Japanese vest
to wear extra clothes; to dress formally
still; yet; more; still more; as ...; like ...
Ms; Miss; Madame; highbrow (woman); cerebral
to take off one's clothes; to undress
joint (knee, elbow, etc.)
one by one; each; every; at intervals of
joint; knuckle; tune; melody; knot (in wood); node in a bamboo stem
amorous; sexy; voluptuous; erotic
to be plump; to be chubby
to be dispirited; to be dejected; to be disheartened; to lose heart
new building; annexe; annex
surely; certainly; without doubt
running errands; going on errands; (transaction of) business; going about one's business; doing one's business (i.e. at the toilet); going to the washroom
son (of others); boy; young master; green young man from a well-to-do family; young man innocent of the ways of the world
speech; expression; wording; language
as one would expect; just as you'd expect (from); still; all the same; even ... (e.g. "even a genius")
to return (something); to restore; to turn over; to turn upside down; to pay back; to retaliate; to respond (with)
repetition; iteration; recursion; recurrence; recapitulation
large; big; older; senior; final; ultimate
(distant) howling; backbiting
sad; miserable; unhappy; sad; lamentable; deplorable