to say to each other; to exchange (jokes, comments, etc.); to quarrel; to dispute
surprise attack; surprise visit; catching a person off guard
to deepen; to heighten; to intensify
sleeve (esp. of a kimono); pocket of sleeve; vicinity (esp. of a bridge); approach; foot of a mountain; base of a mountain
first floor; ground floor; one floor; one storey; one rank
sign of life; human presence; humanity; humaneness
to interlace; to fit together; to combine; to mingle
oblong; vertical writing style (e.g. on envelopes); portrait orientation
play; playing; pleasure; amusement; play (in a mechanism, e.g. a steering wheel); slack
to prepare; to provide; to set up; to establish; to organize
to compete; to contend; to vie; to contest
coloring; colouring; color scheme; colour scheme; (touch of) colour; embellishment
bowl; pot; (plant) pot; flowerpot; crown (of the head); skull
to run through (a crowd, gate, etc.); to sweep through (e.g. of news through a city); to run past (someone) from behind; to overtake
seven colours (of the rainbow); prismatic colors; blend of seven spices (cayenne, sesame, Japanese pepper, citrus peel, etc.)
bet; wager; stake; gamble
Western-style clothes (cf. traditional Japanese clothes)
to throw off (clothes); to cast off; to fling off; to cast off (old ideas, habits, etc.); to discard
to supplement; to make up for; to compensate for; to cover (a shortage, loss, etc.); to fill (e.g. a vacancy)
all over the body; from head to foot; all over
to wind around; to wrap around; to coil around
coolie; laborer; labourer; carrier
ghost; apparition; goblin; monster; something unusually large
woman; lady; adult female
like; similar to; something like ...; someone like ...
my; one's own; I ...; one ...
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