setting the table; laying the table; setting up; getting one's ducks in a row; running interference
tiny amount (degree, extent); paltry amount; slightest bit
light blue; pale blue; aqua
sexy; popular; well-liked
tune (melody, piece of music)
excuse; evasion; dodge; subterfuge; evasive answer
skill; skillful; dexterity; flattery
turning point; change; transition; (arch.) point of difference
comfortable; easy; calm; loose; spacious
learning by watching others; learning by imitation
step (of a staircase, etc.); running board (of a bus, train); step (movement); pace; (dance) step; step (in a process)
to sit upright; to sit up straight; to take a defiant attitude; to become aggressive; to take the offensive
melancholy; gloom; depression
opportunity; chance; folding; fold; small food box (wooden or cardboard); folding in ... (two, three, etc.); counter for folded items
(arch.) Chinese "Extended Net" constellation (one of the 28 mansions); counter for objects with stretched strings (i.e. bows, kotos), curtains, papers, etc.
stubbornness; pigheaded person; miser
inquisitively; pryingly; nosily; thoroughly; persistently; through-and-through
some; (a) little; somewhat; to some extent; in part
heirship; (claim) the (right of) succession; one's inheritance rights
abuse; ill-treatment; maltreatment; mistreatment; cruelty
sure; no mistaking it; for certain; without doubt
self-deprecation; self-derision; self-mockery; laughing at oneself
daydream; fantasy; fancy; vision
to judge (on the basis of); to control; to discipline (oneself); to regulate
being taken aback; state of shock; dumbfoundedness
peerless; matchless; unparalleled; unrivalled; unequalled; incomparable
at that time; at that moment; then; on that occasion
improvement (e.g. in skill, ability); advance; progress; communication of opinions of the general populace to those of high rank
to find an excuse; to rationalize; to find a pretext
right on the heels of yesterday, then today ...; soon after something, and yet now ...
to celebrate; to congratulate; to present (a gift) in celebration; to drink in celebration; to wish for (a happy future, good fortune, etc.); to pray for
excuse me for disturbing (interrupting) you; greeting used when entering someone's home
unveiling a Buddhist image; public exhibition (of a Buddhist image); revealing something that is supposed to remain hidden; opening a gambling house; holding a gambling party
producer's price; PP; polypropylene; PP