half-cooked; vague; halfhearted; indecisive
(starting) from nothing; from scratch
to delineate; to draw; to express; to imagine
realistic; graphic; true to life
what did you just say (to me)?; what's that?
feces (esp. animal); excrement; dung
outsider; someone outside of a group
to bend loosely back and forth; to wriggle; to be crooked
workmanship; craftsmanship; grades; results; quality (e.g. of a crop); dealings
drawing; sketch; outline; summary; synopsis
to decorate; to ornament; to display; to exhibit; to mark (e.g. the day with a victory); to adorn (e.g. the front page)
moustache; beard; whiskers (on a cat, etc.); feelers (on an insect, etc.); shadow (on a candlestick chart)
nori; laver; edible seaweed, usu. Porphyra yezoensis or P. tenera, usu. dried and pressed into sheets
small mustache; short mustache
baron; Irish cobbler (variety of potato)
to relax; to feel at home
calendar; calender (machine for flattening things)
three-day weekend; long weekend; three holidays in a row
national holiday; public holiday
after (practically) no time; immediately after; just; having no time to
to go on a trip; to go out to play; to go and visit (a friend)
travel; trip; journey; excursion; tour
to embezzle; to misappropriate; to peculate; to accustom oneself to using; to use for a long time
long holiday (esp. Golden Week in late April and early May)
for a long time; since long ago; always; already; far in advance (e.g. reservation)
plan; project; schedule; scheme; program; programme
to knead; to thicken into a paste (stirring over a flame); to polish (a plan, etc.); to refine; to train; to drill; to gloss (silk)
neighbourhood; neighborhood
to be crushed; to be smashed; to become useless; to cease functioning; to go bankrupt; to go out of business
card (information, filing, etc.); card (greetings, congratulations, etc.); (Western) playing cards; credit card; debit card; match; game
to take; to carry (something) away; to bear
historic landmark; historic site; historic remains
circumference; girth; tour; pilgrimage; circulation (e.g. of blood)
individuality; personality; quirk; idiosyncrasy; character; individual characteristic
to remain; to be left over; to be in excess; to be too many
about to start out; just about to leave or go out; outing; trip
close (e.g. friend); familiar; familiar (e.g. story); well-known (to one); close (relatives); closely related
to attach; to stick together; to place together; to put side-by-side; to make someone get married; to get someone hitched
increasingly; more and more; decreasingly (when declining); less and less
to watch steadily; to stare