to bring to a finish; to bind firmly; to superintend
to be transparent; to be easily seen through; to be obvious; to be apparent
prompt efficiency; immediate effectivity
U-turn; returning home (after a vacation); moving back to one's (rural) hometown (after having lived in a big city)
sample; specimen; test piece
certain reasons; certain circumstances; professional constraints; (lit.) adult matters
(at) a glance; (judging from) appearances
India ink; China ink; ink (of a cuttlefish, etc.)
sumi; India ink; squid ink; octopus ink; carpenter's inking string
white makeup powder; (face) powder
snow's surface; lily-white skin; fair skin
sound of a flat surface repeatedly making contact with something; applying a seal or stamp again and again; pasting (paper) all over; daubing; smearing
desperation; despair; self-abandonment
to go out of use; to become obsolete; to die out; to be hurt (of honour, reputation, etc.); to be harmed; to be sullied
being present (at the same meeting, occasion, etc.); attendance (with); sitting with; same (seating) precedence; same rank
to emit a voice; to emit a sound; to be able to speak
almost; very nearly; only just; barely; just in time
to peel off; to come off; to flake off; to fade; to discolor; to discolour
bright sunshine; broad daylight
absolutely essential; indispensable; vital; critical
natural; inborn; innate; inherent; characteristic
to deepen; to heighten; to intensify
Chinese martial arts; kung fu; wushu; kenpō (martial arts); kempo
leopardess; female leopard; bold and sexy woman
blueness; greenness; tinge of blue; (vegetable) garnish
tasteless and odorless; bland
gulping down (a drink); guzzling; chugging; sloshing around (of liquid in one's stomach)
to press down; to hold down; to pin down
to spout (of a whale); to blow (water and air from a blowhole); to squirt (female ejaculation)
insufficient; not enough; lacking; dim-witted; slow; stupid