feeling of solidity; three-dimensionality; drawing highlights
golden ratio (approx. 1.6180339887)
construction; building; putting up; erecting; creation; formulation
firmly; solidly; heartily
what is to be done?; what should (I) do?; what (am I) to do?
even ... (e.g. "even a genius")
composite image; photomontage; photoshopped image
lukewarm; tepid; half-hearted; vague; lenient; mild
capitulation; surrender; submission; yield
face; official stance; public position or attitude (as opposed to private thoughts); ceremony for the erection of the framework of a house
person of lofty virtue; man of noble character; perfect person; saint
and yet; even so; nonetheless; for all that
saying no is also an expression of fondness; no often means yes; the lady doth protest too much
applying (e.g. a technology); adoption
position in a game of go or shogi; state of the game; aspect of an affair; situation
day by day; by the day; (arch.) daily; (arch.) every day
right or wrong; good or bad; quality; having both merits and demerits; having both advantages and disadvantages
lately; recently; nowadays
middle-age; middle age; midlife; one's middle years
sour (expression); (lit.) as if having swallowed a bitter bug
suited figure; person in a suit
favorite child; favourite child; darling; favorite; star
evening star; Vesper; Hesperus; Venus in the evening sky
morning star; Lucifer; Phosphorus; Venus in the morning sky
Polaris (star in the constellation Ursa Minor); Alpha Ursae Minoris; the North Star
voluminous; massive; bulky
bulky and heavy; massive; solid; dignified; imposing; composed
podgily; plumply; thickly
easy; likely to ...; have a tendency to ...; easy to ...
to look through; to hold up to the light; to make an opening; to leave space; to fart without making a sound
firefly (Luciola cruciata); lightning bug; glowworm
formal; orthodox; in earnest
porcelain (esp. hard-paste porcelain); china; chinaware
to omit; to leave out; to exclude; to curtail; to save; to cut down
unglazed pottery; bisque; bisque firing; seafood grilled without seasoning
filling (up); replenishing; filling in (tooth); loading (gun with ammunition, camera with film, etc.); packing; plugging
semi-transparent; translucent
origin; beginning; source; rise
various opinions; various theories; various rumors (rumours)
Ming dynasty (China, 1368-1644)