betterment; improvement; kaizen (Japanese business philosophy of continuous improvement)
abusive language; violent language; wild words
to pay no attention to (while listening); to take no notice of; to ignore; to let go in one ear and out the other
in that way; like that; that way
to be twisted; to be wrapped; to be distorted
to be unable to understand; to baffle one's understanding; to be beyond one's comprehension
heigh-ho; heave-ho; alley oop
many; numerous; various; large number of
to dig up; to unearth; to uncover
unveiling; debut; introduction
showy; brilliant; gorgeous; florid; gay
to dribble; to spill; to suspend; to hang down; to slouch
method; manner; appearance; air; tendency; folk song (genre of the Shi Jing)
with all due respect; if I may make bold to ask
meagre; meager; scarce; limited; destitute; hard up
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
near; close; close (in time); soon; close (relationship); friendly
mild; calm; gentle; quiet; congenial; amicable
emergency; accident; rare possibility; unexpected occurrence
dress; outfit; equipment; makeup; adornment; guise
choice; selection; diagnosis; medical opinion; judgement; opinion
transfiguration; transformation; change of appearance
to accomplish; to achieve; to carry out; to arrive at (a certain outcome); to come to; to end with
lightly (floating, drifting, etc.); buoyantly; soft; fluffy; unsteadily; flightily
to wear one's hair up; to arrange one's hair
health; healthy; sound; fit
(one's) skin colour; skin color; skin tone; flesh colour (of a Japanese person); flesh color; pale orange
nape (of the neck); nucha
to set off to advantage; to bring into prominence; to support; to favor; to rouse (spirits); to march (a prisoner) off
colouring; coloring; shade (of colour); flavour; nuance; feel
to suit; to match; to become; to be like
to walk in on; to tread upon
restriction; restraint; binding; constraint
to cross over (e.g. mountain); to go across; to get over (e.g. hardship); to pass time (e.g. a winter); to surpass; to be better than; to move house
to disappear into; to slip into; to be lost in; to be mixed up with
(confronting a problem, etc.) head-on; directly; outright; (lit.) from the front
pillar; post; support; prop; counter for buddhas, gods, nobles, etc.
to follow around; to shadow; to tag along; to haunt one (e.g. feeling, failure); to follow one
irresponsible; perfunctory; lukewarm; half-baked; reasonable; moderate
self-respect; prudence; not acting rashly; taking care of oneself; being careful with one's health
rubbish; trash; garbage; refuse
to sweep; to brush; to clean; to gather silkworms
form (as opposed to substance); formality; method; system; format; mode
sparse; thin; scattered; straggling; sporadic