what is called; as it is called; the so-called; so to speak
getting stains out; getting rid of stains
standing; reserve; always having ready
hand luggage; hand baggage
one way or the other; either way
or; either ... or; maybe; perhaps; some ... and others ...; sometimes ... and at other times ...
pretending not to see something; turning a blind eye to; burying one's head in the sand
kind; sort; type; similar example; parallel; the like
unspecified; random; indefinite
malicious; vicious; malignant; shoddy; inferior; poor-quality
lesson; precept; teachings; moral
ill will; spite; bad meaning; mala fides; bad faith; malice
cruel; heartless; violent; intense; very bad; terrible
unaware; unmindful; unconscious; blind; apathetic
to loiter; to putter; to prowl; to be confused from not knowing what to do
on the contrary; far from it; if anything; in fact; instead
to keep company; to listen to; to associate with; to play against (e.g. a team); to take on (e.g. a rival)
rest period; intermission; break time; recess
lunch; midday meal; food served at a tea party (tea ceremony)
courtyard; quadrangle; middle court
flower; blossom; cherry blossom; beauty; blooming (esp. of cherry blossoms); ikebana; hanafuda
buttocks; behind; undersurface; bottom; last place; end
all day long; all the day; throughout the day
lower back; waist; hips; body (of hair, noodle, paper, etc.); resilience; spring
carpet; rug; mat, mattress, quilt etc. spread out on the floor (or ground) and used to sit or sleep on; spread; (cloth) cover
sense of liberation; feeling of freedom
to become blunt; to grow dull; to become less capable; to weaken; to falter
feast; treating (someone); to treat (someone, e.g. to a meal)
nonchalant; unconcerned; in a casual manner
opening to the public; making available to the public; putting on display; exhibiting; showing (play, movie, etc.); holding (interview, etc.)
to talk back; to answer back; to retort; to say over; to repeat (what one has said)
last (i.e. immediately preceding); previous; pre- (e.g. premodern); before; before; earlier
I fear that it's likely that; with all due respect
several times; several degrees
to dance (orig. a hopping dance)
hard to please; moody; crusty; fastidious
surface; face (i.e. the visible side of an object); front (of a building, etc.); obverse side (i.e. "head") of a coin; outside; exterior; appearance
scorn; disdain; contempt; slight
makeshift; temporary expedient; stopgap measure
gaining time; stalling for time; time-buying