drop of water; polka dots
to all appearances; no matter how you look at it
used article (esp. clothes)
candidate; contender; prospect; candidacy; candidature; nomination
it cannot be helped; there's nothing for it; it's no use fighting back; it's hopeless; there is no way out of it
to be too numerous; to be too much
cover; covering; cover song; cover version; coverage; to compensate for (a loss)
chancy trade or business with uncertain profitability; night entertainment business (e.g. hostess bar); nightlife business
shameless; infamous; disgraceful
that sort of; that kind of; like that; such; so
wisdom; wit; sagacity; prajna (insight leading to enlightenment)
crowd of people; great number of people; in great numbers
to come and go; to go back and forth
piece (e.g. poetry); poem; essay; book; story
as if (something untrue were actually true); like hell (e.g. "like hell I will")
to look after; to take care of; to be put in charge of; to be given responsibility for; to withhold (an announcement); to reserve (judgment)
to open one's eyes wide (in astonishment, wonder, etc.); to be wide-eyed; to be amazed
tree peony (Paeonia suffruticosa); moutan; wild boar (meat)
bitter orange (Citrus aurantium); sour orange; Seville orange; orange (color, colour)
paper lantern; Chinese lantern; Japanese lantern
to shine on; to illuminate; to compare (with); to refer to
to stand (still) a while; to loiter; to stop
easily; readily; quickly; lightly (seasoned food, applied make-up, etc.); plainly; simply
seeing through (e.g. someone's lies); reading (e.g. thoughts); penetrating; detecting
embarrassed; feeling ashamed; feeling awkward
to look toward; to have one's eyes drawn towards something
to become frayed; to become loose
scissors; shears; clippers; hole punch
to be able (to); to be possible (to)
outblooming even a flower (of a young girl); (lit.) even the flower blushes (before her beauty)
to be still half asleep; to be half awake; to be not yet quite awake
very young; little; childish; immature
white; innocence; innocent person; blank space; white go stone; white dragon tile; skewered grilled pig intestine
colour; color; hue; tints
combination; assortment; matching (in a contest); pairing; combination