decoration; ornament; trimmings
to shake off; to shake free from; to swing completely (bat, club, etc.); to take a full swing; to break off from (pursuer); to pull away
to buy (stock, materials, etc.); to purchase; to lay in; to get; to obtain
stale; old fashioned; hackneyed; trite; antiquated; obsolete
traditional Japanese pattern; traditional Japanese design
honorific/polite/humble prefix; honorific suffix
(approximate) age; years; elderly; old; older (than); senior
guest; visitor; customer; client; shopper
local specialty or souvenir bought as a gift while travelling; present brought by a visitor; something unpleasant that one is given (e.g. an illness while on vacation); unwelcome gift
as a test; as an experiment; by way of experiment; by way of trial; tentatively
picking out; choosing; picking (someone) up (in a vehicle); pickup (in a record player); (phono) cartridge; pickup (truck)
cheerfully; buoyantly; happily; in high spirits
this and that; this or that; one thing or another; this way and that
being drawn to many things; distraction; difficulty of choice; difficulty in choosing; being unable to decide
what kind of; what sort of; what; how; in what way
smallish; on the small side
cherry tree; cherry blossom; light pink; fake buyer; paid audience; hired applauder
pattern; design; body build; figure; essential qualities; character
notebook; copy-book; note; noting down; (musical) note; laptop (computer)
memo book; memo pad; notebook; notepad; scratchpad; scratch pad
dust jacket; book jacket; dust wrapper; dust cover
ease of use; user-friendliness; usability; utility; convenience
constraint; reserve; feeling hesitant; being afraid of troubling someone
too (much); overly; excessively
to be helpful; to help; to be of assistance; to come in handy
to learn; to study; to take lessons in
feeling of a house or a room
internal organ; viscera; gut
to be born and raised (in); to be born and brought up; to be born and bred
around the world; throughout the world
to accept (e.g. an explanation); to be satisfied (with); to assent (to)
direction; way; person; lady; method of; manner of; care of ...
pain; anguish; suffering; duhkha (suffering)
correct answer; right solution; correct interpretation; right decision; right choice; appropriate judgement
incorrect answer; wrong solution; incorrect interpretation
which (of three or more); well; now; c'mon
answer; reply; response; answer; solution; result
as (much) as possible; as (much) as one can; wherever practicable; if possible
to pile up; to stack; to load (car, ship, etc.); to pack; to acquire; to accumulate