man with a gentle nature; man of delicate features; man of slender build; effeminate man; feeble man
lese majesty; lèse-majesté
pearls thrown before swine; unused possession; useless possession; waste of talent
relic from an earlier age; something extremely outmoded; museum piece
middle-aged man; Buddhist priest
only; merely; nothing but; no more than
to take (a photograph); to record (audio or video); to film; to shoot
patronizing; expecting gratitude in return; acting like one is doing someone a favor; condescending
to turn inside out; to turn the other way; to turn (something) over
stamp (postage); merchandise certificate
postmark; (postal) cancellation mark
shrewdly; smartly; calculatingly; astutely; cunningly
fluttering; flapping; (arch.) flickering (light, flame, etc.); frill; piece of thin material
loss of strength; exhaustion; weakness
demand note; dunning letter (note)
dismissal notice; pink slip (US)
to catch and tie up; to apprehend; to entangle; to trap; to brush out (e.g. dust, fur, plaque); to extract
unpleasant; disagreeable; nasty; lewd; lascivious; obscene
macrocosmos; macrocosm; the universe; the cosmos
call; summons; call; invocation; usher who calls the names of wrestlers, sweeps the ring, etc.; telephone number at which a person without a telephone can be reached; (arch.) box-shaped area containing clean water for rinsing oneself (in an Edo-period bathhouse)
fate; destiny; connection; tie; pretext; justification
core; heart (of the matter); point; crux; kernel
independence of will or action; self-direction; autonomy; initiative; identity
to add (numbers); to add (something); to top up (with something); to take care of (e.g. one's business)
to sniffle; to snuffle; to sob
superb piece of work; masterpiece; exquisite item; perfection; unique article
errand; mission; messenger; bearer; familiar spirit; use
to make an appeal (to the public); to rally (people) to one's cause; to call to action; to spur on; to fire (someone) up; to rally (troops, employees, etc.)
that night; that evening; over the course of the evening
account book; register; ledger
closing up shop (for the day); stopping business; going out of business
the point just before ...; the point of (doing); the verge (of); (just before the) edge
pharmacy; drugstore; chemist's (shop); hospital pharmacy; dispensary
oh!; dear me; my goodness; well well; I say