to paint; to spread; to plaster; to apply (cream, lotion); to smear; to lacquer
veneer board; plywood; joint publication
featureless (face); expressionless; flat; flat (terrain); smooth
turning point; critical juncture; knot (in a tree, etc.)
joint; seam; joining point
to cave in; to become depressed; to sink
to change (with the passage of time); to fade; to wane; to decline
to investigate thoroughly; to examine closely; to probe into; to be obsessed with a thought; to brood over; to worry about
to withdraw; to leave; to retire; to back down; to give up
reason; logic; method; system; order
to go against; to oppose; to disobey; to defy
nimono; food cooked by boiling or stewing
Manila clam (Ruditapes philippinarum); Japanese littleneck clam
Welsh onion (Allium fistulosum); Japanese bunching onion; green onion; spring onion; scallion
to be surprised; to be amazed; to be frightened; surprise (e.g. surprise party)
upright; honest; faithful; conscientious; sincere
rising (smoke, clouds, etc.); rolling up; billowing up
to be offended; to get angry; to be stuffy; to be stifling; firmly (shutting one's mouth)
to take (someone) to one place after another (forcibly); to drag (someone) around
vegetables or fish boiled in soy sauce
compulsory; obligatory; mandatory
to put into the mouth; to eat
white clothes; white robe; white gown (worn by doctors, chemists, etc.); commoner without rank (in ancient China); layperson
grizzled; (hair) streaked with grey (gray)
to have a meal; to take a meal
evening edition (of a daily newspaper); evening paper
serious; grave; dignified; solemn
cleaning; dry cleaning; laundry service
set; suit; uniform collection; entirely; all; every one
iron (for pressing clothes); hair iron; hair tong; curling tong
to assail the nostrils (smell); to go nose-to-nose (with someone)
to become speechless; to be at a loss for words
now (while the time is ripe); while one still can
weak; weakly; feeble; frail; delicate; faint (voice, sunlight, etc.)
first place (in a race); first to arrive; one suit (of clothes); one item (of clothing); putting on (formal clothes); wearing
what did you just say (to me)?; what's that?
as if (something untrue were actually true); like hell (e.g. "like hell I will")