to mask; to cover; to cloak; to hide; to conceal
ancestral; hereditary; imported; transmitted; handed down
ingredient; (raw) material; unprocessed timber; raw timber; subject matter; topic
to use; to make use of; to utilize; to utilise
luxurious; magnificent; extravagant; sumptuous
wallpaper; wallpaper; background image; desktop image
up through; up until; down to; from ... to ... (e.g. from head to toe); everything from ... to ...
to concentrate; to devote; to apply; to strain; to rack
so; therefore; accordingly; consequently; on those grounds; that is why
to perform; to do; to conduct oneself; to carry out
slapping; splashing; splatting; banging shut; flat (refusal, denial, etc.)
each time; every time; whenever (something happens); on the occasion of
to drift; to float; to waft (e.g. a scent); to hang in the air; to be in the air (e.g. a feeling or mood); to wander; to walk around aimlessly
to strengthen; to emphasize; to emphasise
flower; blossom; cherry blossom; beauty; blooming (esp. of cherry blossoms); ikebana; hanafuda
cooking; cookery; cuisine; dealing with something; handling; administration
to move (house); to transfer (department); to change the target of interest or concern; to elapse (passage of time); to be permeated by a colour or scent; to be infected
to choke up; to be speechless; to hold one's tongue
to be crowded; to be packed; to be complex; to go into; to put into; to do intently
wonderful; splendid; magnificent
master; expert; expert board game player (chess, go, shogi, etc.)
intimacy; friendship; friendly relations
definitely; absolutely; absolute; unconditional; absoluteness
when it becomes; when it comes to
clincher; pick-up line; honeyed phrase; telling phrase; phrase that brings someone around, esp. in personal relationships
to state; to express; to mention
to train; to teach; to acquire (information); to learn; to stock; to stock up on
to forget; to leave carelessly; to be forgetful of; to forget about; to forget (an article)
to make a sound with one's throat; to purr (cat)
to break; to be smashed; to split; to crack; to be divided (opinion, vote, etc.); to split (e.g. of a party); to come to light
cruel; brutal; ruthless; merciless; inhuman
to resonate emotionally (with one); to strike a chord; to be gut-wrenching
unique; matchless; unparalleled; unparallelled; never again
to prove successful; to take hold; to amount to something
to miss (e.g. a chance); to lose; to set free; to let go; to fail to ...
cannot (due to external circumstances); cannot afford to; must not; impossible to; no way one can (do)
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also