signboard; sign; draw; attraction; reputation (of a shop); name
astringent; bitter; austere; elegant (and unobtrusive); sour (look); glum
till; to; concerning (an area of expertise); swearing by (one's sword, God, etc.)
frizzy (hair); wiry; sizzling; frizzling; stingingly (of heat or cold); painfully
to blow (of the wind); to blow (one's breath); to breathe out; to play (a wind instrument); to blow (a whistle, trumpet, etc.); to emit (smoke, fire, etc.); to spout
women's group; women's association
opening a new store; opening a new branch; setting up a stall (at a festival, trade fair, etc.); setting up a booth; exhibiting
roasting; grilling; tempering (in metallurgy); -ware; porcelain
artistic taste; aptitude for painting; ability to appreciate art; desire to paint
housewife; mistress (of the house); homemaker
handwriting; handwritten; hand-drawn; hand-painted
illustration; picture; sketch; drawing; figure
valuation; appraisal; evaluation; appreciation; recognition; acknowledgement
century; era; of the century (e.g. fight of the century)
receiving in advance (e.g. wages, interest); taking before others; anticipation; being ahead of (e.g. the times); prefetch; anticipatory completion (i.e. finishing another's sentence)
small tool; gadget; (stage) properties; prop; prop master
to feel like it; to get to think that way; to become so minded
from the place (where); from the fact that ...; caused by the fact that ...; because
totteringly; with tottering steps; toddling
to begin to walk; to set out
flat; level; calm; tranquil; relaxed (sitting posture); comfortable
to run up to; to rush over
bump; lump; protuberance; swelling
sleeve; wing (of a stage, desk, gate, etc.); flap (of a dust jacket)
to make sound (of an animal); to call; to cry; to make a meld call (e.g. pung, kong)
near oneself; close to one; familiar
to repeat; to do over again
without any weak spot; watertight (e.g. reasoning); impeccable
to burst into bud; to sprout; to have a crush (esp. on a fictional character, idol, etc.); to be infatuated
sublimation; sublimation (of an impulse); sublimation (i.e. transforming into a purer or nobler form)
thrust; charge; digging into (a matter); depth; straight man (of a comedy duo); quip; gibe
razor; razor-sharp (mind, intellect, etc.); keen; astute person; person of keen intellect
to be submerged; to be soaked; to be pickled; to be well seasoned; to be totally immersed (in a condition, e.g. laziness)
sometimes; occasionally; at times; seasonal; of the season; appropriate (for the season or occasion)