polish; improvement; burnishing
guest room (at a hotel); guest cabin (on a boat); passenger cabin (on a plane); drawing room
reasonably; fairly; hurriedly; in a rush; approximately; about
to jar; to creak; to grate
aging; wearing out; deterioration
to be able to reach; to be within one's reach; to be able to afford; to be near (a certain age)
to cling to ... in tears; to beg ... in tears; to appeal; to throw oneself on someone's mercy
mess; sorry state; -ways; -wards; in the act of ...; just as one is ...
sprinkling; dropping in small light bits
to combine; to join; to tie on; to attach with a knot; to bind (e.g. an address)
to be opposite; to face each other; to confront (an issue); to face
relatively; comparatively
as a matter of fact; to tell the truth
usual; ordinary; normal; regular; general; common
special training; intensive training; crash course
to be perturbed; to be agitated
feeling of tension; air of tension; tension; nervousness
to glide; to slide (e.g. on skis); to fail (an examination); to bomb (when telling a joke); to drop; to go down
to crawl; to creep; to slither; to wriggle; to trail (of vines, flowers, etc.); to spread
to jump over; to clear; to walk over (someone)
floating; drifting; suspension; (arch.) wandering (about)
to drag down; to pull down; to force out (of power, office, role, etc.)
opportunity; occasion; (arch.) order; (arch.) sequence; (arch.) successor
to be surprised; to be amazed; to be frightened; surprise (e.g. surprise party)
preliminary arrangements; spade work
independent; autonomous; voluntary; of one's own initiative
rest period; intermission; break time; recess
to unfold; to unroll; to open
moment by moment; hour by hour
second day of the month; two days
comfort; ease; easy; simple; (economically) comfortable; raku pottery
physical work; manual labour (labor)
ornament; decorative object; object placed in a tokonoma; figurehead; leader without real power
dainty; delicate (e.g. fingers); fine; sensitive; delicate (feelings, sense, etc.); subtle
often; again and again; over and over again; repeatedly; frequently
to run around trying to escape; to run from place to place
advance arrangements; preparatory meeting; overlap (of a coat, etc.); (arch.) making something match exactly
soon; shortly; nearly; almost