to increase in value; to gain prestige
to paint; to spread; to plaster; to apply (cream, lotion); to smear; to lacquer
agile; nimble; casual (clothing); light (e.g. luggage); carefree; with limited responsibility
manufactured goods; finished goods; product
to dye; to colour; to color
court dress; judge's robe; judge's gown; clerical robe; priest's robe; monastic robe
another; one more; even more; (not) quite; (not) very
copy; reproduction; replica; facsimile
to tailor; to make (clothing); to train; to bring up; to make it seem like; to pass off
deceptive advertising; misleading advertisement (presenting one's product as being better or cheaper than it really is)
personal (employee); employed; retained
to install (a king, emperor, etc.); to appoint (to a post); to promote; to assign (to study under)
lingering attachment; lingering affection; regret; reluctance; ruefulness
to do together; to share; to participate in
rough; wild; violent; immoderate; extravagant; reckless
to impose (a tax, fine, etc.); to levy; to assign (a task, duty, etc.); to give; to set
cannot be helped; unavoidable; pointless; useless; hopeless (person); annoying
story; tale; narrative; account; fable; legend
to hear; to hear by chance; to hear by accident; to catch (the sound)
to be involved (in); to get involved (in); to relate to (a matter); to pertain to; to (seriously) affect; to concern
gloomy (e.g. mood); depressing; irritating; troublesome; heavy (weather); cloudy
time; labour; payment (for labour); pay; tedious job; troublesome job
to omit; to leave out; to exclude; to curtail; to save; to cut down
without compensation; without reward; without pay; free (of charge)
free (of charge); gratuitous
agreement; accord; correspondence; union; unity; cooperation
sincere; honest; faithful
that's a different matter; that's a different story
reproduction; duplication; reprinting
to distribute; to hand out; to deliver; to allot; to allocate; to place (staff, soldiers, etc.)
to be collected (of clams, etc.); to be gathered (of mushrooms, herbs, etc.); to be picked (of fruit, etc.); to be able to collect; to be able to extract; to be able to get
(in the same way) as before; as always
to mix; to combine; to exchange (words, fire, etc.); to cross (e.g. swords); to join together
to knead; to thicken into a paste (stirring over a flame); to polish (a plan, etc.); to refine; to train; to drill; to gloss (silk)
stingy; mean; narrow-minded; petty; shabby; poor
city; Tokyo Metropolitan Assembly
in a day; in a brief space of time