difficult to say which of the two is better; hard to tell which is better; (there is) little to choose between them
presence; appearance; attendance; visit; going out
perfect; complete; flawless
elder sister; effeminate man
questioning; interrogation; examination (of a witness)
bitter smile; wry smile; forced smile; strained laugh
skip it; drop it; I've had enough (e.g. when offered something); that's enough
sale; selling; selling point; gimmick; seller; vendor
to grow timid; to cower; to become perverse; to become contrary; to be cramped; to be constrained
window; window (shop display)
cart (esp. a food cart); stall; festival float; portable shrine dedicated to a god and shaped like a house; stage prop fashioned after a large building; framework (of a house, etc.)
to go through; to suffer; to experience (something unpleasant)
awesome; awe-inspiring; august; discourteous (to a superior); lacking due respect
origin; birthplace; descent; lineage; ancestry
silence (not speaking); muteness
bundle; package; parcel; counter for wrapped objects
whole; all; general; gross; entire; overall
box; case; car (of a train, etc.); shamisen case; shamisen; public building; community building
to colour; to color; to apply make-up; to decorate; to garnish
highly priced; expensive; valuable; costly
top; summit; twelve o'clock (usu. midnight); top of one's head; top of a helmet
to be satisfied (with an explanation, apology, etc.); to be happy
to want; to wish for; to request; to demand; to seek; to search for
deep affection; devotion; profound attachment
now (when it is already much too late); at this stage; afresh; anew; again
(of a lie, etc.) obvious; transparent
without compensation; without reward; without pay; free (of charge)
terrific; staggering; tremendous; frightful; ghastly; horrific
to clear; to make clear; to be unruffled; to look unconcerned; to look demure; to look prim
to carry to extremes; to go to the end of something; to investigate thoroughly; to master
technical (e.g. discussion); exclusive; professional
to read thoroughly; to read repeatedly; to express (e.g. emotion in poetry); to read (extra meaning) into (something); to fetch (e.g. CPU inst.); to read (data into a system)
suitable or moderate temperature
to keep; to put aside (for somebody); to keep possession (usu. the ball in sports); quipu; quippu
correction; rectification; mending; repair
disqualification; elimination; incapacity; being unfit for one's role; being a failure