dull; uninteresting; insignificant; unimportant; absurd; foolish
subject matter of a painting; art supplies; art materials
personal (employee); employed; retained
declining; refusal; rejection; announcement; notice
cunning; crafty; wily; sly
equipping; installing; fitting; mounting; putting on
assimilation; absorption; adaptation; assimilation; anabolism; assimilation (phonology)
to erase; to delete; to turn off (power); to switch off; to extinguish; to put out
with a rustling sound; rippling (of a stream, etc.); murmuring; slurping down (ochazuke); quickly and easily (e.g. write a letter); with ease
to project; to protrude; to pop out (e.g. eyes); to jump out; to rush out
specific; particular; designated; specifying; designating; identifying
willingly; voluntarily; on one's own accord
our country; our land; one's own country
to resign oneself (to); to reconcile oneself (to); to accept (e.g. defeat); to give up
when looked at in that way
learning by ear; memory of having heard something before
vivid; bright; brilliant; skillful; skilful; adept
to have a cramp; to twitch; to stiffen (of a face, expression); to freeze; to shrink (of skin, due to a scar); to tauten
precious; valuable; priceless; noble; exalted; sacred
every person; every mouth; every entrance
encouragement (as an abstract concept); stimulation
mumbling; chewing one's words; chewing (food); squirming; wriggling
changing clothes; change of clothes
long ago; already; a long time ago
serious matter; major incident; matter of grave concern; crisis
to make a sound; to give off a sound; to hear a sound
endurance; patience; perseverance; self-control; self-restraint
small amount; jot; nothing much; (to a) slight degree; wee bit
to be able to reach; to be within one's reach; to be able to afford; to be near (a certain age)
exposed; scanty; bare; public; open
to protect (someone); to look after (e.g. an injured leg); to defend; to cover for; to stand up for; to stick up for
to curl oneself up; to squeeze oneself in; to be huddled
one color; one colour; one article; same tendency; everyone being caught up in the same thing
to run along; to run beside; to follow (a policy, plan, etc.); to act in accordance with; to meet (wishes, expectations, etc.); to satisfy
sleeve; wing (of a stage, desk, gate, etc.)
freely; generously; liberally; ungrudgingly; unsparingly
beyond that point; after that
to cover; to hide; to conceal; to wrap; to disguise