patching (clothing); darning; cobbling together (other people's writings, thoughts, etc.); gathering
full of (e.g. mistakes); riddled with; covered all over with (blood, mud, etc.)
state; condition; situation; appearance; circumstances
nakedness; nudity; bareness; nakedness; being penniless; concealing nothing
to compare; to make a comparison; to compete; to vie
all that one has; all that there is; the whole
to be blessed with; to be rich in; to abound in
first class; first rank; one degree; one level; most; best
first; firstly; first of all; Introduction; Preface
important; having a high status; having standing; exalted; of high station
rank; ranking order; hierarchy
clarification; definition
(social) standing; status; identity; birth; one's circumstances; one's means
top and bottom; high and low; going up and down; rising and falling; going and coming back; upper and lower classes
face; mask; face guard; (in kendo) striking the head; surface (esp. a geometrical surface); page; aspect
where; what place; how much (long, far); what extent
moderately wealthy person
reserve; constraint; declining; refraining; forethought; foresight
new old stock; NOS; unused goods of old manufacture
general; popular; common; typical
envious; jealous; enviable (position, etc.)
announcement; presentation; demonstration; displaying; showing; introducing
(waiting) impatiently; (spending) many a weary day; each moment seeming like an eternity
that sort of; that kind of; like that; such; so
button (clothing); push-button
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
small; fine; minute; minor; trivial; sensitive
work; workmanship; craftsmanship; artifice; trick; device
huh?; eh?; what?; oh; hey!; look!
I wonder; should I?; is it?; I wish that; I hope that
incredible; unbelievable; terrific; impressive
a lot; lots; enough; sufficient; enough; too many
piece; fragment; one (object)
longing; yearning; aspiration; adoration
same generation; one's generation
on the contrary; far from it; if anything; in fact; instead
as (much) as possible; as (much) as one can; wherever practicable; if possible
persuasiveness; powers of persuasion; cogency
to trail (of smoke, clouds, etc.); to hang (of mist, haze, etc.); to lie (over); to linger; to flow (e.g. of hair in the wind)
gorgeous; gaudy; dazzling; gay; resplendent
silver (Ag); silver coin; money; silver medal; silver colour; silver color; bank
splendid; magnificent; utter (esp. defeat); total; (arch.) something worth seeing; (arch.) sight