bulletin board; notice board; billboard; roadside sign; sign on a post, usu. wooden, esp. containing information about a sight, warning, congratulations, etc.
scrap wood; waste wood; waste; waste material; scrap material
to mince; to cut fine; to carve; to engrave; to tick away (time); to beat out (e.g. rhythm); to etch (into one's mind)
wood-block printing; wood engraving
to etch (name, etc.); to carve (design)
a few minutes later; after a few minutes
signboard; sign; draw; attraction; reputation (of a shop); name
emphasis; highlight; stress; stressed point
small; little; slightly less than; just about; somewhat; somehow
having sticky fingers; compulsive thievery; habitual movement of one's hands; marks from being handled often
to tidy up; to put in order; to settle (problem); to clear (dispute); to finish; to bring something to an end
briskly; quickly; promptly
to depart (on a plane, train, etc.)
thickheaded; insensitive; dull; thick-skinned
to perceive; to sense; to understand; to comprehend; to attain enlightenment
restless; fidgety; in a hurry
stationing (e.g. of troops); garrison
troublesome; bothersome; tiresome; annoying
to tailor; to make (clothing); to train; to bring up; to make it seem like; to pass off
full dress; formal dress; uniform
basic tone; underlying tone; trend; keynote
form (as opposed to substance); formality; method; system; format; mode
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 pass (by) each other; to brush past; to miss (meeting) each other; to fail to meet; to be at odds; to clash
seeming to be; appearing to be; like; similar to; in order to (e.g. meet goal); so that
to curse; to cast a spell; to haunt; to cause a bad result; to bring about a negative outcome
et cetera; etc.; and the like; and so forth
to become exaggerated (of rumours, etc.); to become embellished
awkward; clumsy; stiff; crude; unrefined; constrained
dear (old); fondly-remembered; beloved; missed; nostalgic
long (time that has passed); old (story)
frightening (of the future); worrying; scary; ominous; portentous
to read and understand; to take in; to sense from external cues; to read (someone's) mind; to read (calibration, tape, etc.); to scan (bar code)
arrogance; insolence; disrespect
to supplement; to make up for; to compensate for; to cover (a shortage, loss, etc.); to fill (e.g. a vacancy)
to be superfluous; to be in excess; to be more than enough
left side; left-hand side