to cover; to hide; to conceal; to wrap; to disguise
useless; no future in it; doesn't make sense; having no point
(cutting) with a single stroke; lopping off (branches, etc.); (cutting hair) short; drastically (slash a budget, etc.); resolutely; ruthlessly (discard, etc.)
to cut down; to slay; to truncate; to round down; to omit; to discard
ear; hearing; edge; crust; selvedge (non-fray machined edge of fabrics); selvage
to stand up; to put up; to thrust into; to bury into; to make (a noise); to start (a rumour); to make
common sense; good sense; common knowledge; general knowledge; common practice; accepted practice
indication; sign; hint; tone (of the market)
in fact; as a matter of fact; actually; in reality; to tell the truth
to mix; to stir; to blend
guard; protector; defensive armament; personal armor (armour)
to raise; to lift; to boost; to enhance
brightness; brilliance; brilliancy; radiance; glitter
to teach; to instruct; to tell; to inform; to preach
excuse me; pardon me; I'm sorry; thank you
to speak; to talk; to mediate; to act as a go-between; to put in a good word (for someone)
don't worry about it; forget about it
hobby; pastime; tastes; preference; liking
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
obsession; fixation; complaining; criticizing; speciality (e.g. of restaurants)
to wear (in modern Japanese, from the shoulders down); to put on; to bear (guilt, etc.)
misunderstanding; mistaken idea; wrong guess
to get used to; to grow accustomed to; to become skilled in; to become experienced at; to become tame; to become domesticated
as a matter of fact; by the way; to tell you the truth; to be honest; frankly
to paint; to plaster; to lacquer; to varnish; to spread; to smear
-ical; -ive; -like; -ish; (something) like; along the lines of
to repaint; to paint again
that kind of; of the sort; of the kind; such
to decide to; to pretend that; to make a practice of doing; to make it a rule to
to gain fame; to make one's name
coincidence; agreement; conformity; consistency; cooperation
... is the reason; ... is my excuse
skillful; skilful; delicious; appetizing; fortunate; splendid
to catch; to stop the blow; to react to; to take (advice, etc.); to accept
strange; odd; unexpected; change; incident; disturbance
subtle; delicate; difficult; complex; doubtful; questionable
for the first time; only after ... is it ...; only when ... do you ...; first time; (one's) first
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...
pointing out; identification
to incline one's head to the side (in doubt); to tilt one's head to the side (in confusion); to be puzzled
conviction; belief; confidence
variety; kind; type; counter for kinds, species, etc.
anyhow; at any rate; anyway; somehow or other; generally speaking; in any case
first floor; ground floor; one floor; one storey; one rank