to become hard and fibrous; to go to seed; to have passed one's prime; to have lost the first bloom of one's youth
(making a) lesson (of); (setting an) example; warning
to make matters worse; besides; what's more; in addition; on top of that
cause of offense; cause of offence; annoyance; spasms; convulsions; cramps
translation; version (e.g. "English version")
pattern; design; body build; figure; essential qualities; character
scabbard; sheath; cap (on pen, brush, etc.); case; margin (between two prices); spread
silver; silver colour; (fig.) snow
ingredient; (raw) material; unprocessed timber; raw timber; subject matter; topic
surface; face; outside; exterior; appearances; superficiality
to carve; to engrave; to sculpt; to tattoo
prize winner; pennant winner; victor
request; commission; entrusting (with a matter); dependence; reliance
target; object (of worship, study, etc.); subject (of taxation, etc.)
to model on; to make in the shape of; to represent; to symbolise
extra; more; unnecessary; needless; all the more; even more
vortex; maelstrom; whirlpool; (in the middle of a) scandal; controversy; quarrel
to do; to undertake; to send; to dispatch; to put; to move; to give (esp. to someone of equal or lower status)
to have the privilege of doing
to complain; to make a complaint
first-class; top grade; characteristic; peculiar; school (e.g. of a performance art); one flag
at leisure; in a relaxed manner; in a carefree manner; quietly; peacefully
to talk or say too much; to go too far; to overstate; to exaggerate
double-dealing; double tongue; going back on what one has said; repeating oneself
happy; auspicious; propitious; naive
to work (for); to be employed (at); to serve (as); to act (as); to conduct a religious service
to expose (to the sun, public, danger, etc.); to bleach; to refine; to rinse (vegetables); to soak; to doxx
to stop; to quit; to put an end to
complete; whole; perfect; safe
flower; blossom; cherry blossom; beauty; blooming (esp. of cherry blossoms); ikebana; hanafuda
two (long cylindrical things)
one class; one set; a pair; a suite; a series
married couple; husband and wife; man and wife; his and hers; pair of objects, one larger (for man), one smaller (for woman)
one's possessions; ownership
reverse; opposite; converse (of a hypothesis, etc.); inverse (function)
such; like that; that sort of; very
method; manner; appearance; air; tendency; folk song (genre of the Shi Jing)
together; at the same time; same; identical
theory; reason; logic; (unreasonable) argument; strained logic; excuse
person who guards flowers (esp. cherry blossoms); flower guard
opposite; opposition; versus; vs.; to (e.g. "winning a game five to three"); equal footing
if it's going to be that way, then ...; if given the choice; if possible; if anything