wisdom; wit; sagacity; prajna (insight leading to enlightenment)
cheap-looking; tawdry; insignificant
popular; folksy; plebeian; ordinary; unpretentious
stale; old fashioned; hackneyed; trite; antiquated; obsolete
to be flexible; to be accommodating
belonging to (a group, organization, etc.); affiliation (with); being attached to; being under the control of; serving (in the military, congress, etc.)
defect; demerit; weak point; disadvantage
strong point; merit; virtue; advantage
more and more; all the more; at last; finally; (at the) last moment; worst possible time
last chapter (book, etc.)
practice; exercise; military exercise; manoeuvres; seminar
to hold in one's arms (e.g. a baby); to embrace; to have sex with; to make love to; to sit on (eggs); to brood
to (take out and) show; to demonstrate; to point out (finger, clock hand, needle, etc.); to indicate; to show
author (usu. of a particular book); writer
appropriate; adequate; suitable; fitting; worthy
to find out; to discover; to locate
rail (track); (curtain) rail; track (for a sliding door); groundwork; spadework
to be disconnected; to get out of place; to miss the mark; to get it wrong (e.g. guess, expectation); to be removed; to be excluded
to be rustic; to be countrified; to have a rural feel
settlement; village; community; (bacterial) colony
rural area; countryside; the sticks; hometown
atmosphere; mood; a certain air; presence; (Earth's) atmosphere
to taste; to savor; to appreciate; to enjoy; to experience; to go through
city; Tokyo Metropolitan Assembly
only recently; just of late
reservation; appointment; contract; subscription; programming (e.g. a device); setting (e.g. a timer)
no wonder; little wonder; after all; as expected; which isn't surprising
to connect; to link together; to tie; to fasten; to maintain; to preserve; to transfer (phone call)
transportation access; access to (public) transportation; convenience of access (by road or rail); transport links
to make matters worse; besides; what's more; in addition; on top of that
famous place; noted place; place of (scenic or historical) interest; sights (to see)
value in doing something; feeling that something is worth doing; rewarding feeling; sense of satisfaction
chair; seat; stool; post; position; seat
kind; sort; type; similar example; parallel; the like
pain; ache; soreness; damage; injury; wear
to incline toward; to slant; to go down (sun, moon); to sink; to decline; to wane
surface; face; outside; exterior; appearances; superficiality
too terrible to look at; unbearable to look at
stylish; fashionable; dressing (oneself) up; dressing smartly; fashionable dresser; smartly dressed person
therefore; for that reason; such being the case
to give up (all thoughts of); to abandon; to despair of; to make up one's mind; to make a decision; to decide
to buy a replacement; to replace (with a new purchase)
making (a new suit, dress, etc.); having (something) made; buying new; new tune; new melody; new composition