as you were; return to your original position!; er, rather
to glance at; to look at; to scan; to run one's eyes over
miscellaneous; mixed; unorganized
a great variety of; diversity
variety; kind; type; counter for kinds, species, etc.
shield; buckler; escutcheon; pretext; excuse; grounds (for)
padded, sleeveless undergarment; vest
medicine; pharmaceuticals; efficacious chemical (gunpowder, pesticide, etc.); (pottery) glaze; (illegal) drug; narcotic
shelf; ledge; rack; trellis
crowded; packed; crammed; cramped; filled; overflowing
commodity; article of commerce; goods; stock; merchandise
many; numerous; various; large number of
exaggerated; bombastic; highly colored; highly coloured
to look at each other; to exchange looks; to correspond (to); to be proportionate (to); to be in keeping with
small; little; tiny; insignificant; humble; modest
brand-new article; new item
used; second-hand; old; Middle Ages (in Japan esp. Heian period)
to be noticeable; to notice; to catch one's eye
to strike; to hit; to beat; to punch
recently; lately; these days; nearest; closest
indiscriminately; blindly; at random; recklessly; thoughtlessly; excessively
idiot; moron; stupid; foolish; trivial; insignificant; malfunctioning
stupid; foolish; idiotic; fool; idiot; blockhead
what happens to one today may happen to another tomorrow; misfortunes can happen to anyone
knock on wood; touch wood; heaven forbid; God help me; absit omen!
to tear off; to peel off; to rip off; to strip of (clothes, rank, etc.); to deprive of; to divest of
sale; selling; selling point; gimmick; seller; vendor
remains; corpse; (dead) body
at any rate; in any event; either way; anyway
sympathy; compassion; pity
to hold in one's arms (e.g. a baby); to embrace; to hug; to have (a thought or feeling); to hold; to harbour (suspicion, doubt, etc.)
heartlessness; hardness of heart; coldheartedness; insentient; inanimate
thought; consideration; thinking
soft; tender; gentle; mild; light (topic, book, etc.); informal
(around the) neck; nape; collar (at the front of a coat, kimono, etc.); collar area
location (of); position; whereabouts; place where one is
if so; in that case; in that situation
shelter; cover; screen; shield; obstruction; defilade
charming; captivating; bewitching; seductive; coquettish
to divide; to separate; to partition; to punctuate; to mark off (with a comma); to insert pauses (between words or phrases when reading aloud)