to decorate with many bright colours (colors); to create a beautiful variegated pattern; to manipulate skillfully
lecturer; rhetorician; orator; narrator in Japanese silent cinema; film interpreter
that being the case; in that case; if that's how it's going to go
tune (melody, piece of music)
to dig down; to dig into (a matter); to delve into; to probe into
epidermis; cuticle; bark; epidermis; facade
first-class; first-rate; characteristic (of); peculiar (to); school (e.g. of flower arrangement); one flag
commonplace; ordinary; trite; informal and easy to understand (of writing, etc.)
statement (of a carefully reasoned logical argument); dissertation; enunciation; setting forth
difficult to approach; inaccessible
concise; brief; succinct; compact (style)
even if ...; even supposing that ...
to swipe; to nick; to pilfer; to steal
briskly; energetically; livelily; efficiently; crisply; vigorously
in a lively way; vividly; freshly; animatedly; actively; energetically
to intensify; to be excited; to fly into a rage; to dash against; to encourage
sound of voice; vocal sound
idle talk; chit-chat; gossip
chair; seat; stool; post; position; seat
ground; land; the region in question; the local area; skin; texture; fabric
to speak with an accent; to mispronounce; to be corrupted (of word)
pure; genuine; trueborn; natural-born
taking no notice (of); thinking nothing of; disregarding; not aware of; completely ignoring; being out of consideration
to count up; to enumerate
in drops; dripping; gently (sloping); sluggishly; endlessly; leisurely
pushing back one's opponent while locked in close quarters; having a tendency towards; being close to
significant; full of meaning; pregnant (with meaning); suggestive
to be soldierly; to be martial
in proportion to; just as much as
accurate; precise; exact; appropriate; apt; right
unsociable; unfriendly; blunt; surly; curt; cold
completely; absolutely; totally; (not) at all
part; assigning (allotment of) parts; role; duties
solitarily; in a lonely fashion; all alone; by oneself
to bring back; to restore
to induce (someone to do something); to tempt; to act toward (someone in a certain way); to handle (men); to send; to forward to
miso; fermented condiment usu. made from soybeans; innards (from crabs, shrimps, etc.) resembling miso; key point; main point; weakling
merits and demerits; good points and bad points; strengths and weaknesses