peculiarity; uniqueness; characteristic
clothing; costume; outfit; garment; dress
to learn; to acquire knowledge; to carry; to wear (clothes, etc.); to put on
brilliance; polish; lustre; luster; glossy finish (of photographs)
hard; solid; stiff; tight; strong; firm (not viscous or easily moved); safe
to cross (legs or arms); to link (arms); to put together; to construct; to braid; to plait; to grapple
to tease; to make fun of; to poke fun at; to make a crack about; to chaff; to kid
careful; cautious; wary; watchful; vigilant; prudent
Mr.; Mrs.; Miss; politeness marker
strange; unfamiliar; unknown; unfamiliarity; strangeness; stranger
first of all; to begin with; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
after this; from now on; hereafter; thereafter; since (then); after
well; properly; best regards; please remember me; just like ...; as though one were ...
just (e.g. "just wait here"); come now; tolerably; passably; well...; I think...
friend; ally; supporter; taking sides with; supporting; standing by
to give one's name (as); to introduce oneself (as); to claim to be; to call oneself; to reveal oneself (as); to admit to being
polite; respectful; reverent
to bow; to bow one's head; to apologize; to apologise; to bow to; to yield to
to jest; to joke; to play the fool; to act indecently; to be silly over; to talk foolishly
attitude; manner; behaviour; attitude (towards an issue, etc.); position; stance
to become stronger; to grow in intensity; to grow violent; to invite contributions, etc.; to solicit help, participation, etc.; to recruit (e.g. soldiers)
to get angry; to get mad; to tell someone off; to scold; to be angular; to be square
indeed; really; very; extremely; absolutely; certainly
even if; even though; however; no matter how
easy; trifling; harmless; nothing of the sort; not at all
this way (of doing); this method; this sort (of thing); this type
to hew; to chop up; to mangle; to mince
(a) step; one step; level; stage; small degree; small amount
honorific/polite/humble prefix
glutinous rice steamed with red beans or some other ingredient; (arch.) trickery; (arch.) deception
for example; for instance; e.g.
complexion; one's colour; one's color; countenance; expression; one's face
to triumph; to be elated with success
to dig out; to gouge out; to scoop; to ladle; to jerk (one's chin)
up in a tree; in the trees
to throw; to hurl; to give up; to abandon; to cast (a glance, shadow, doubt, etc.)
minute; fine; delicate; accurate; precise; elaborate
to give (time, money, goods); to donate; to do; to perform; to apply (processing, makeup, etc.); to add (e.g. ornamentation, annotation)
old; aged; long; since long ago; of the distant past; long-ago
(please) try to; (please) look; seeing; looking
front and rear; front and back; before and after; around; about; order; context
to incline one's head to the side (in doubt); to tilt one's head to the side (in confusion); to be puzzled
indicates supposition; if ... then; when; (typically after someone's name) indicates exasperation
forcing; compulsion; coercion; pushing (to do)