particularly; only; in the case of
food; foodstuff; prey; victim
to find fault (with); to cavil (at); to carp (about); to throw a wet blanket (on); to throw cold water (on); to jinx
knothole; peep-hole; (fig.) bad eyes; tunnel vision
whatever happens; no matter what; under any circumstances; in any case; at all costs; at any price
to harden; to freeze; to put together; to collect; to make secure; to stabilize; to fortify
low dining table; tea table
tea (esp. green or barley); tea break; teatime; tea ceremony
just because; even if; even though
receiving (from a superior); bestowed
to spring; to bound; to be stimulated; to be encouraged; to pay handsomely; to splurge
vocabulary; lexicon; lexis; terminology
across; over; beyond; throughout (a period of time); for
to look at; to gaze at; to look out over; to get a view of; to look on (from the sidelines); to stand by and watch
immediately; as soon as possible; as quickly as possible
in a crowd; in droves; crawling (of insects); swarming; dragging (e.g. along the ground); trailing
upper lip; philtrum; under one's nose; mouth
originally; primarily; essentially; intrinsically; proper; rightful
muscle; tendon; vein; artery; fiber; fibre; line
because ...; for ...; the reason being ...; as for ...; when it comes to ...; regarding ...
stall-keeper (esp. at a festival); street vendor; huckster; faker; hawker; seller of unreliable merchandise
last (on the list); (at the) bottom; (in) last position; tailender
fake; something false; sham; deception
spurious article; forgery; counterfeit; imitation; sham
false name; alias; assumed name; pseudonym
faked information; bogus intelligence; disinformation
showy but worthless; impressive-looking but without substance; all show and no substance; not as good as it looks; deceptive
counterfeiting; forgery; fabrication
elegance; grace; article; item; counter for items (of food, etc.); counter for dishes or courses (at a restaurant)
shunga; erotic or pornographic woodblock prints
silly; foolish; absurd; childish; easy; trifling
legend; tradition; biography; life; method; way
imitation; fake; phony; pseudo-
to demean; to despise; to treat with contempt; to abase
to get; to earn; to understand; to comprehend; to receive something undesirable (e.g. a punishment); to get (ill)
of all (things, people, places, days, etc.)
lowborn; humble; vulgar; coarse; shabby; poor-looking