unfavourable comparison; unfavorable comparison
as much as possible; unbeatably; unsurpassably
rash; thoughtless; imprudent; careless; frivolous
to be a match for; to rival; to equal; to compare with; to be equivalent to
to be (too) late getting married; to be (too) late going somewhere
indicates supposition; if ... then; when; (typically after someone's name) indicates exasperation
to be badly made; to fail
duckweed; rootless person; wanderer
floating; drifting; suspension; (arch.) wandering (about)
home town; birthplace; native place; (arch.) ruins; (arch.) historic remains
to come together; to merge; to fit; to match; to be profitable; to be equitable
discord; breaking up (e.g. friendship)
newly appointed; inaugural
chores; odd jobs; miscellaneous affairs; miscellaneous expenses
high (e.g. ball in baseball); highish; on the expensive side; comparatively expensive; wait tile which produces a winning hand with a higher score
one's post; place of work; workplace
physical work; manual labour (labor)
pain; anguish; suffering; duhkha (suffering)
generally; in the main; (more or less) everything; all parts; ordinary; usual
fresco; mural; wall painting
cherry tree; cherry blossom; fake buyer; paid audience; hired applauder; horse meat
footprints; record of page visitors (e.g. in social networking sites)
beautiful woman; (a) beauty
trouble (I have put you through); (your) hard work; thank you for your hard work; I appreciate your efforts
travelling incognito (traveling); special palanquin for carrying a daimyo or his wife incognito
to descend; to go down; to be handed down (of an order, judgment, etc.); to pass (of time); to surrender; to capitulate; to be less than
about when; about what time; how soon
as if; as it were; as though; right then; just then; at that moment
(random) guess; guesswork; shot in the dark; conjecture
behavior; behaviour; manner; attitude; bearing
while alive; during one's lifetime
leader; central personage
truth; reality; sincerity; honesty; content; substance
substantial; real (as opposed to nominal)
pretext for not revealing something (e.g. actual reason for one's failure, vested interest, etc.)
hospital; clinic; doctor's office; doctor's surgery; infirmary
passing through (a tunnel, station, town, etc.); passing by (e.g. of a typhoon); passage (of a bill, e.g. through parliament); carriage; passing (an examination, inspection, etc.); clearing
richly colored; richly coloured
to pollute; to contaminate; to soil; to disgrace; to dishonour; to dishonor
colour; color; hue; tints
to take down in notes (meeting minutes, etc.); to apply (concepts, ideas, etc. to specific processes or methods); to drop into something (e.g. a bag); to entice; to lure