seeming; giving the appearance of; giving one the feeling of
doubt; question; uncertainty; skepticism; scepticism; suspicion
to dedicate; to make an offering; to supply; to store; to finish; to bring to a close; to restore (something to its place)
approximately; about; promise; appointment; shortening; reduction
pound (unit of weight); pound (currency); pound sterling; pond
pictorial book; picture book; illustrated reference book; identification manual; field guide
picture; drawing; painting; image (TV, film, etc.); picture; footage
to get tired of; to lose interest in; to be fed up with; to have enough
seeing two people (i.e. romantically) at the same time; two-timing; bifurcation; fork; fence-sitting; playing it both ways
fortuitous; luck; windfall; godsend; good fortune
drawer; withdrawal (of money from an account); variety of knowledge and experience useful for handling things impromptu
frame (e.g. picture frame, decorative door frame, etc.)
bookshelves; bookshelf; bookcase
tightly (packed); densely; closely; crammed
to be packed (with); to be full (space, schedule, etc.); to be blocked (road, pipe, nose, etc.); to be clogged; to shorten (width, interval, etc.); to shrink (shirt, word form, etc.); to be at a loss
delicate; minute; fine; detailed; subtle
to draw; to paint; to depict; to describe; to picture in one's mind; to imagine
wall; partition; barrier; obstacle; Chinese "Wall" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
ornament; decorative object; object placed in a tokonoma; figurehead; leader without real power
one's own work; making by oneself
to succeed; to relieve; to take the place of; to substitute for; to be exchanged; to change (places with)
to chew thoroughly; to bite (e.g. one's lip); to reflect upon; to digest
to inform; to notify; to know; to reign
stairs; stairway; staircase
full dress; formal dress; uniform
bunch of flowers; bouquet
congratulations!; well done!; best wishes!; all the best!
to receive; to get; to accept; to take; to interpret; to understand
to kneel down on one knee; to genuflect
pure white; blank (e.g. mind, paper)
sound; noise; note; fame; Chinese-derived character reading
to have tears in one's eyes; to be close to crying
to make an appearance; to show up
tightly (hold, squeeze, etc.); firmly; forcefully (e.g. push); hard
manner of using one's hands
to be called ...; to be referred to as ...
to shorten; to reduce; to crumple (fabric); to wrinkle; to make (one's body) smaller; to draw in (one's legs)
noisy; loud; annoying; troublesome; fussy; finicky
to shout (in anger); to yell
gradually; steadily; slowly; little by little; step by step; by degrees
I'm afraid to say; I'm sorry to say; unfortunately
in that case; (might not be what was expected or hoped for but) if that's the case