elegance; grace; article; item; counter for items (of food, etc.); counter for dishes or courses (at a restaurant)
to create (an atmosphere, feeling, etc.); to produce; to engender
to get dirty; to become dirty; to become sullied; to become corrupted; to lose one's chastity
it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that...
tool; implement; means; furniture
careful; elaborate; scrupulous
care; looking after; repair; (police) raid; crackdown
stoic; stoical; self-disciplined; abstemious; Stoic (philosopher)
reflection (light, image, situation, attitude, etc.); reflecting; influence; application (e.g. of an update)
old-fashioned way of thinking; old-fashioned spirit; old-fashioned
workshop; studio; atelier
typical; representative; archetypal; quintessential; stereotypical; model
interior design; interior; upholstery
apprenticeship; probation; learning by observation; apprentice; trainee; probationer
stubborn; obstinate; pigheaded
dwelling; house; residence; den; habitat
noisy; loud; annoying; troublesome; fussy; finicky
stupid; half-witted; dull-witted; blockhead; idiot; dimwit
seeing off and meeting on return
to digest; to break down; to break to pieces; to be able to use; to be good at; to finish; to complete
really (seem, appear, etc.); truly; evidently; in that way
manual labor; manual labour; toil; Labour Party
gloomy (e.g. mood); depressing; irritating; troublesome; heavy (weather); cloudy
pupil; disciple; adherent; follower; apprentice; young person
to stick up (hair, etc.); to stand up straight; to stand up abruptly; to jump to one's feet; to stand in one place, doing nothing in particular; to stand around
to pass (time); to spend; to overdo (esp. of one's alcohol consumption); to drink (alcohol); (arch.) to take care of; (arch.) to support
end; finish; bounds; limits; delivery date (of a futures contract); finale (of a noh song); end of an act (in jōruri or kabuki)
to lend; to loan; to rent out; to hire out
two characters; two letters; (arch.) garlic chives (Allium tuberosum); (arch.) Chinese chives
by the way; in this connection; incidentally; in passing
at a loss for words; stumped for words
particularly; especially; in particular; expressly
taciturn; reticent; quiet; silent; untalkative
bitter (e.g. criticism); sharp; biting; severe; scathing; harsh
unsociable; unfriendly; blunt; surly; curt; cold
incidentally; taking the opportunity; while (you) are at it; on the occasion
guest; visitor; customer; client; counter for containers used to entertain guests
to denounce; to disparage; to lambast; to abuse
to make matters worse; besides; what's more; in addition; on top of that
counter; window; teller window; contact person; point of contact
to get tired; to tire; to become worn out (of a well-used object); (arch.) to starve
in terms of both ... and ...; from the perspective of ... as well as ...; whether it be ... or ...
personal (employee); employed; retained