gold (Au); golden; prosperous; money (esp. ōban coin); cash
work; workmanship; craftsmanship; artifice; trick; device
(carved) statue; sculpture
to be too much for one; to find unmanageable; to be beyond one's control; to not know what to do with
bad taste; poor taste; gaudiness; nastiness; nasty behaviour; perverse disposition
to be embarrassed for a reply
to hesitate to; to waver; to be hesitant about
apt to (do); liable to; predominantly; mostly; ... reaps the rewards; ... takes the prize
conspicuously; noticeably; remarkably; strikingly; outstandingly; especially
formal dress; ceremonial dress; morning dress; evening dress; dress suit
nice to see you; good morning; good evening; adieu; farewell; bon voyage
even more; still more; one step; one rung; one paragraph; one passage
dress; outfit; equipment; makeup; adornment; guise
praise; admiration; commendation; approbation; applause
to wear one's hair up; to arrange one's hair
luxurious; magnificent; extravagant; sumptuous
ikebana; Japanese art of flower arrangement
wiles; sinister design; trick; conspiracy; intrigue
a little; a bit; somewhat; slightly; rather
here and there; in twos and threes; sporadically; now and then; from time to time; occasionally
another time; some other time
inconsiderate; unkind; cruel; thoughtless; unthinking; mindless
to draw an arc (e.g. with a compass); to describe an arc (e.g. through the air); to form an arc
wise; sagacious; intelligent; sensible
to soothe one's soul; to raise one's spirits
preface; introduction; preamble
with a single flash of light; glitteringly; sparklingly; twinklingly
number of votes obtained (polled)
to compete; to contest; to quarrel; to argue; to deny (e.g. evidence)
to make merry; to frolic; to be in high spirits
hooray; yay; whee; yowzer; whoopee; yes
whistling (wind); blowing; fluttering (in the wind); waving; staggering; tottering
peculiarity; uniqueness; characteristic
sorrow; grief; anguish; anxiety; worry; trouble
circumference; girth; surroundings; neighbourhood; people surrounding oneself; surrounding circumstances
first-person plural (or singular); second or third person plural (implies speaker is of higher status than those referred to)
to put someone to trouble
denial; negation; negation; NOT operation
reason for living; something one lives for; purpose in life; raison d'être; ikigai
becoming irritated (suddenly); getting annoyed
affinity; feeling of closeness (with someone); feeling of kinship
to set off an explosive; to start a fire under someone; to motivate someone with rough words
to bring up a subject; to touch on a matter
polite; courteous; civil; friendship; (sexual) intimacy
ditch; drain; groove; tread; gap (between people, countries, etc.); gulf
to be buried; to be covered; to overflow; to be crowded; to be repaid (e.g. debt); to be replenished