making; producing; appearance (attire, make-up, etc.); build; physique; sashimi
cave; hollow; cavity; hollow
reduced scale; scaling down
leather strap; thong; leash
to polish; to shine; to brush (e.g. teeth); to refine (e.g. a skill); to improve; to cultivate
root; joint; base; crotch
what is it (that); the meaning of something; what something is about
playfulness; playful mood; imaginativeness
occasionally; once in a while; now and then; rarely; seldom
device; contrivance; trick; trap; (small) scale; half finished; commencement
link (e.g. in a chain of events); part (of a plan, campaign, activities, etc.); monocyclic
longish; moderately long; somewhat long; fairly long
to get down to business; to cut to the chase; to get straight to the point; to move on to the main subject
drawer; withdrawal (of money from an account); variety of knowledge and experience useful for handling things impromptu
to be injured; to sustain a wound
automatic; intransitive verb
convenient; handy; useful
silent (esp. of the passing of the night); piercing (cold)
to hurt; to ache; to feel a pain; to be injured; to be spoiled (e.g. food); to be damaged
to spoil; to break; to go bad; to go wrong; to fail
cane; walking stick; staff; wand
to model on; to make in the shape of; to represent; to symbolise
as a test; as an experiment; by way of experiment; by way of trial; tentatively
just right (time, size, length, etc.)
return gift; return favour (favor); revenge; change (in a cash transaction)
to persevere; to persist; to insist that; to stick to (one's opinion); to remain in a place; to stick to one's post
(one's) exclusive use; private use; dedicated use; use for a particular purpose; exclusive use (of particular products); using only (e.g. a certain brand)
stern; grave; austere; strict (e.g. security); severe; firm
poor; pitiable; pathetic; pitiful
furnished with; including; attached to; impression; appearance; luck; sociality
tree; shrub; bush; wood; timber
how many years; how long; what year
precise; accurate; appropriate; exactly the right
to see through; to see into (someone's heart, mind, etc.); to perceive; to find out; to detect
this very day; today is the day (that ...); today for sure
baton (of command); order; command; direction
task; (doing a) bit of work; difficult task; hard work
to turn up; to roll up (e.g. sleeves); to do over and over again; to do relentlessly; to stage a comeback (against) (in mahjong, horse racing, etc.); to come from behind
to open wide (doors, windows, etc.); to fling open