refining; purification; careful manufacture
to make narrower; to shut (an umbrella); to shrug (one's shoulders); to purse (one's lips)
easy; simple; ready; casual; off-hand; easy-going
to throw down; to throw out; to abandon; to resign; to give freely; to give generously
wax figure; wax doll; wax model; waxwork
till; to; concerning (an area of expertise); swearing by (one's sword, God, etc.)
string instrument; stringed instrument
face; surface; mask (esp. a noh or kyogen mask)
to flip; to snap; to repel; to use (an abacus); to calculate; to strum
to sway to and fro; to drift about; to flutter; to be fickle; to be irresolute; to vacillate
mottled pattern; patchy pattern
diffuse reflection; diffused reflection; irregular reflection
to be solved; to be worked out; to come loose; to come untied; to be removed (of restrictions); to be lifted (e.g. of a ban)
to be enlivened; to be exhilarated; to be excited; to stand out; to contrast
engraver; carver; sculptor
work (e.g. book, film, painting, composition); piece; production; opus
to be choppy (of waves); to be rough; to wave (e.g. in the wind); to beat fast (of a heart); to be in turmoil; to be in discord
slight movement; slight tremor; quiver
to store; to save up; to accumulate (e.g. knowledge); to build up (e.g. experience); to grow (a beard, moustache, etc.); to wear
(afternoon) nap; sleeping during the day; siesta
to greet; to call out (to); to invite; to get in touch (with); to cheer (on); to give vocal support (to)
slightly; lightly; thinly; faintly; dimly
hogging; having all to oneself; monopolising; monopolizing
slowly; unhurriedly; easily (e.g. in time); well; well (e.g. sleep); comfortably
to be absent; to take a day off; to rest; to have a break; to go to bed; to (lie down to) sleep
to aim at (for, to do, to become); to try for; to have an eye on; to go toward; to head for
generally; mainly; nearly all; almost all; gist; summary; staying within bounds
to be able to manage somehow or other
bare minimum; minimum necessary (amount, number, etc.)
without; unacceptable; not alright; (arch.) nonexistent; (arch.) not being (there)
judgment; judgement; divination; judgement
if; when; when it comes to ...; as for ...; why don't you ...; why not ...
(one's) figure; build; physique; style
to treat as a joke; to do jokingly
look (in someone's eyes); expression (of the eyes); eyes
exposed; scanty; bare; public; open
to glare at; to scowl at; to glower at; to stare intensely at; to examine carefully
overserious; deeply sincere; very earnest
unpleasant; disagreeable; nasty; lewd; lascivious; obscene