recommendation; referral; endorsement
economic slump; hard times; poor (business); dull; gloomy; cheerless
spicy; hot; salty; harsh (criticism); severe (punishment); painful
to lose hair; to become bald; to become bare (e.g. a mountain becomes bare of trees)
small change; coins; small sum of money
just (now, at the moment, etc.); just as; in the act of; as soon as; at the moment that
(sound of) laughter; laughing voice
to wear extra clothes; to dress formally
small build; small stature; petite; small pattern
to throw out; to drop; to toss; to abandon; to neglect; to dismiss
to stick; to paste; to stretch; to spread; to form (e.g. ice on a pond); to fill; to swell
field of flowers; flower garden; flower bed; field of alpine flowers
shrine; palace; imperial residence; Imperial prince; Imperial princess; headboard with built-in shelves, drawers, etc.
crime; criminal act; offence; offense
declaration; statement; proclamation
to write down; to record; to register
looking; viewing; (please) try (to)
apiece; each; at a time; piecemeal
outbreak; spring forth; generation (e.g. of power or heat); genesis; ontogeny; development of complex multicellular structures from cell(s) in a simple state
opaque; obscure; opacity; obscurity; unclear; unpredictable
upper grades of primary school (sixth, fifth, and sometimes fourth grades)
not exceeding; and downward; below (e.g. standard); under (e.g. a level); the below-mentioned; the following
drawing; picture; diagram; sight; scene
staringly; scrutinizing; scrutinising
in regard to; concerning (usu. of disputes)
to hum (a tune); to sing to oneself; to croon
what did you just say (to me)?; what's that?
to put oneself on guard; to stand ready; to square off
nothing; naught; nought; un-; non-
to stretch; to extend; to straighten out; to be flattened; to spread (of paint, cream, etc.); to stretch out (e.g. of a hand); to extend