to be transparent; to show through
sitting with one knee drawn up
skull (esp. weatherbeaten, used as symbol of death); death's head; cranium
loved one; lover; sweetheart
to address (someone); to accost a person; to talk (to someone); to begin to talk; to start a conversation
to be opposite; to face each other
to wipe; to mop up; to get rid of (an impression, feeling, blemish, etc.); to dispel (e.g. shame); to erase
tipsy; pleasantly drunk; mellow; entranced; enchanted; captivated
to excuse oneself; to take one's leave; to resign (post); to quit; to decline; to turn down
masterpiece; best work; amusing blunder; funny mistake; boner
opposite; opposition; versus; vs.; to (e.g. "winning a game five to three"); equal footing
to look (stare) back at (somebody); to look at again; to re-examine; to prove oneself superior (to someone who had previously been condescending); to look back (behind oneself)
stone paving; cobble paving; stone steps; check (pattern); pavé; rectangular dessert (usu. made from chocolate or several layers of sponge cake)
to talk back; to answer back; to retort; to say over; to repeat (what one has said)
tattling; telling on (someone)
moderate; reserved; conservative; humble; mild-mannered; self-effacing
to fold in two; to fold in half; to double up
many; much; plenty; hardly
that way; that direction; there; that (one); you; your family
noted product; local specialty
in this manner; in this way; like this
happy; auspicious; propitious; naive
to abandon; to fail; to desert; to forsake
having in mind; happening to know of; idea
to cock one's head in puzzlement; to tilt one's head in contemplation; to wrack one's brain; to think hard
proper; appropriate; due; suitable
choice; selection; diagnosis; medical opinion; judgement; opinion
territory; domain; dominion; possession; sphere of action
plan; project; attempt; plot; scheme; undertaking
(saying) with one voice; unanimously; in chorus; in unison; as one
to be square; to be angular; to be jagged; to be formal; to be stiff; to be ceremonious
lion; left-hand guardian dog at a Shinto shrine
to fold (clothes, umbrella); to close (a shop, business); to vacate
to finish; to get it over with; to settle; to pay back; to get along (without something); to make do with (without)
when push comes to shove; when needed; when necessity arises; when the moment arrives
uneasy; unsure; unreliable; untrustworthy; (arch.) nervous; (arch.) impatient
elucidation; explication; explaining; unravelling; clarification; understanding