dark; gloomy; somber; depressing
to steel oneself to; to brace oneself
to begin to like something (one did not initially like); to gradually become enamoured with something; to have something grow on you
chance meeting; fortuitous encounter
outline; contour line; border line
to irritate; to grate on one's nerves; to aggravate; to be galling; to be invidious
Anatidae (duck family of birds)
to become rusted together; to become rusted shut; to rust; to become (completely) rusty; to become rusty (of a skill or ability); to become less effective
to change (e.g. a bill); to transfer (e.g. money); to switch over; to move over
administrative ability; managerial ability; ability to manage; administrative capacity
to become emaciated; to waste away; to grow thin and worn out
would be a waste of words; would be a waste of breath; there's no point in saying
flowers in full bloom; time of year in which flowers are in full bloom; the age at which someone (esp. a woman) is at the peak of their beauty; booming or peaking (in popularity)
falling on one's backside (behind, bottom); pratfall; mochi used to celebrate a child's first birthday; mochi tied to a baby's back if he starts walking before his first birthday in order to cause him to fall on his backside
comprehensive; inclusive; encompassing
whether one wants to or not; without choice
same sort; same kind; same genus; homologous; congeneric
to ask elsewhere; to try another (store, service, etc.)
source (of a river); fountainhead; source; origin; root
expulsion; dismissal; ejection; drum beat at the end of a day's performance (in the theatre, sumo, etc.)
to snarl (at each other); to growl (angrily); to quarrel; to fight; to argue
to listen attentively to; to be lost in
smelling of mold; musty; putrid; old-fashioned; stale; hackneyed
to be unable to do; to find something difficult to do
jewels and ornaments; jewelry; jewellery
spoiled; half-rotten; decaying
to press down; to hold down; to pin down; to suppress (feelings, disorder, opposition, etc.); to repress
wood chips; wood offcuts; wood shavings; sawdust
to be blind to one's shortcomings; to play innocent
to give one's first cry (of a newborn baby); to be born; to come into being; to be formed