origin; source; basis; base; cause; (raw) material; ingredient
unbecoming; improper; unsuitable; ill-matched; unworthy of
basic tone; underlying tone; trend; keynote
interior design; interior; upholstery
to give an impression; to make an impression
Northern Europe; Nordic countries; Scandinavia
taste (in fashion, music, etc.); sense (e.g. of humour); flair
calmness; composure; presence of mind; stability; steadiness
dazzling; glaring; dazzlingly beautiful
apron; apron (airport); apron (stage)
type; style; mold; mould; kata (set sequence of positions and movements in martial arts); style (in kabuki, noh, etc.); convention
to wear; to be dressed in; to be adorned in; to clad oneself with
beach; seashore; captured pieces; captured stones; Yokohama; (arch.) riverbank
heart; mind; bottom of one's heart; core (of one's character); centre; center; heart (organ)
nth son; lang; official title in ancient China; (arch.) man; (arch.) young man; (arch.) my husband
counter; counting device; (service) counter (at a bank, store, etc.); counter (at a bar, cafe, etc.); bar; counter-attack (in soccer); counter
(cash) register; checkout (counter); cashier
one's heart; one's mind; one's intentions
to mutter; to murmur; to grumble; to tweet; to post on Twitter
beautiful woman; (a) beauty; belle; good-looker
to win; to achieve; to gain; to obtain; to secure
engaging in (work); pursuing (e.g. studies); following (a profession); being involved in
class (of students); group (of people); party; lot; bunch; crime family; organized-crime syndicate
new shop; new store; new restaurant
corresponding to (in meaning, function, etc.); being equivalent to; appropriate; suitable; to be proportionate to; to be in keeping with
to look down (on); to condescend (to)
considerably; fairly; quite; rather; pretty
warmly; cordially; with tender care
quality; value; nature; inherent quality; logical quality
business that exploits its employees (e.g. through unpaid overtime)
to (take out and) show; to demonstrate; to point out (finger, clock hand, needle, etc.); to indicate; to show
to press against; to push against; to force against; to foist on (task, responsibility); to impose (one's will)
poison; toxicant; harm; evil influence; ill will; spite
that sort of; that kind of; like that; such; so
to defy accepted norms; to go off the rails; to be eccentric
secret; private; surreptitious
common sense; general knowledge; common knowledge