silver (Ag); silver (color); silver (medal, prize, etc.); silver coin; silver general; bank; (arch.) money
for work; for manufacturing
smoothly; with a slipping or sliding motion
woven pattern; background pattern (of lacquerware, printed materials, etc.)
silk damask; satin damask
elbowroom; leeway; room; reserve; margin; allowance
(family) crest; coat of arms; pattern; figure; playing card suit (in karuta)
to decorate; to add a touch of colour; to grace
how about ...?; I wonder; I don't know
in spite of; despite; although; nonetheless; nevertheless; but
to jump down; to leap down; to jump off; to leap off
folding into four; quarto
list; table; schedule; catalogue; catalog
(verbal) abuse; denunciation; disparagement; vilification; scathing criticism
average per-customer spending; average sales per customer
to write down; to note down; to mention; to describe; to inscribe; to mark
to contemplate; to ponder; to think over; to turn over in one's mind; to reflect; to muse
crack; crevice; fissure; chap; rift
spring, summer, autumn (fall) and winter; the four seasons
Herculean task; next-to-impossible undertaking
to feign ignorance; to pretend one doesn't know
playing in the water (sea, lake, river, etc.); playing with water
nonparticipation; nonattendance
mass wedding; collective wedding
surreal; surrealism; shul; schul
important ceremonial occasions in family relationships
to coil around; to follow about; to be related to; to concern; to be associated with
to exchange blows; to hit each other; to punch each other; to fight
all present; all concerned; all of us
bridal night; first night; first watch of the night
to go uninvited; to call on without an invitation; to barge in on; to throng to; to crowd into; to converge upon
right of first night; jus primae noctis; droit du seigneur
to run into (room, building, etc.); to go for long training runs
resourcefulness; ability (esp. to earn a living); dependability; reliability
traditional Japanese engagement ceremony involving ritual gift exchange between families; ceremonial engagement gifts
riddle; puzzle; enigma; enigmatic; mysterious
distortion; stretch; strained interpretation; technicality; casuistry; sophistry