self-satisfied look; triumphant look; smug face; shit-eating grin
texture (e.g. skin, fabric); grain (e.g. wood); detail
shopfront; storefront; shopwindow; over-the-counter
sales; selling; marketing
smoothly; with a slipping or sliding motion
quietly; slowly; gracefully
porcelain (esp. soft-paste porcelain); china; chinaware; earthenware; pottery; ceramics
dull (e.g. a knife); blunt; thickheaded; obtuse; dull (sound, color, etc.); dim (light)
halting (speech); faltering; stammering
son of a distinguished family; son of a noble
to fall onto; to happen; to befall
calamity; misfortune; disaster
birth; giving birth; creating; bringing into the world
central; main; just (done); freshly (baked); counter for consecutive losses
to obtain; to come into possession of; to get hold of; to get one's hands on
to examine someone's expression
in this manner; in this way; like this
nature (of a person); sex; gender; sex (i.e. sexual attraction, activity, etc.); gender; -ty
I don't care; fine, whatever; that's okay; sure, go ahead
honourable defeat; honorable defeat; honourable death; trying but being utterly beaten; being completely rejected when professing one's love
appropriate; adequate; suitable; fitting; worthy
old-fashioned; antiquated; anachronistic
to make a lovely picture; to be perfect for a picture; picture-perfect; picturesque
ability; gift; talent; sai; traditional unit of volume, approx. 1.8 ml
to unite; to join; to do together; to confuse with
surely; clearly; without a doubt; in all probability; no matter how one slices it; no matter how one looks at it
actual profit; practical use; benefit
tempering (metal); annealing; forging; toughening; disciplining; training
easy; simple; informal; offhand; cheap
to become defiant; to fight back; to turn upon; to take the offensive