rate; ratio; profit; assignment; 10%; unit of ten percent; match
low birth; humble origin; lowly; base; vulgar
to stay at (e.g. hotel); to be docked; to be berthed; to be moored
to keep (a pet or other animal); to have; to own; to raise; to rear; to feed
technology; technique; technical
one's weak point; one's sore spot; raw nerve
collar; lapel; neckband; nape of the neck; scruff of the neck
to bend; to curve; to turn; to be awry; to be askew
or something; for instance ... (though there are other suitable options); ... or ...; as soon as; right after; while still
tea; tea plant (Camellia sinensis); tea preparation; making tea; brown; (arch.) mockery
to boil; to heat; to excite; (arch.) to melt (metal)
very caring; kind; helpful; service-minded
passion; enthusiasm; zeal
lapis lazuli; lapis lazuli (color); beryl; mall blue passerine bird (esp. the blue-and-white flycatcher and the Siberian blue robin, but also the red-flanked bluetail); glass
deep red; crimson; rouge; lipstick
cherry tree; cherry blossom; fake buyer; paid audience; hired applauder; horse meat
assorted vegetables for sukiyaki (esp. green onion)
tree peony (Paeonia suffruticosa); moutan; wild boar (meat)
pattern; design; body build; figure; essential qualities; character
to be elegant; to be graceful; to be refined
to favor; to favour; to show favor to; to show favour to; to be partial to; to be a regular customer of
live-in domestic service; live-in apprenticeship; public duty; public service
opening; start; opening credits; title sequence; theme song (played during the opening credits of a TV show, etc.)
longish; moderately long; somewhat long; fairly long
to meet (by chance); to come across; to meet (e.g. of rivers, highways, etc.); to emerge and engage (an enemy)
prologue; prolog; Prolog (Programming in Logic)
writing; composition; essay; sentence
transparency; degree of clearness
window; window (shop display)
swaying (with large slow movements); shaking
to draw through one's hand; to stroke (e.g. a beard); to work someone hard; to masturbate
to regard (as); to recognize (as); to see as; to pay attention to; to watch
to glide; to slide (e.g. on skis); to fail (an examination); to bomb (when telling a joke); to drop; to go down
milk; breast; loop; decorative bump (on a hanging bell)
to spurt toward; to put on a spurt
carrying on one's back (e.g. baby); piggybacking; (arch.) last; (arch.) end
zip; ping; zing; zoom; whoosh
having one's hands full; not having any room to do more; at the limit