to adopt (method, proposal, etc.); to take (measure, course of action, etc.); to pick (e.g. flowers); to gather (e.g. mushrooms); to extract (e.g. juice); to take (e.g. a sample); to assume (an attitude)
collecting mania; mania for collecting; collectionism
artificial; man-made; human work; human skill; artificiality
to coo at; to behave like a spoiled child; to snort; to sniff
grunt; grumble; pimples; spots; cutting into small pieces; simmering
flushing (of one's cheeks); dizziness; rush of blood to the head
to face (each other); to be facing; to be directed toward (the future, etc.); to be in response to; to receive (a client, etc.); to compare with
amiable; affable; likable
to fall in love; to be in love; to be charmed with; to lose one's heart to
to paint; to plaster; to lacquer; to varnish; to spread; to smear
obedient; meek; docile; honest; frank; upfront (about one's feelings)
reflection (light, image, situation, attitude, etc.); reflecting; influence; application (e.g. of an update)
to disagree; to dispute; to fight (over)
objection; refutation; rebuttal; counterargument
to think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine
bath; bathing; bathhouse; public bath; room for drying lacquerware; base (wooden joint connecting the blade of a hoe, spade, etc., to the handle)
container; receptacle; case; inserting; putting in
with hesitation; haltingly; falteringly; reluctantly
to hesitate to say; to mumble; to hem and haw; to falter
a head (e.g. taller or shorter); noticeable difference (in competitors' results)
to hang one's head; to look down; to cast one's eyes downward
from now on; in the future; hereafter; ahead of us; down the road
no objection; nothing to criticize; nothing to criticise
to gain experience; to accumulate experiences
judging from; on the basis of; from the point of view of
position (where one is standing); place where one stands; position; stance; standpoint
to get tired of waiting; to grow impatient
(using) one's whole body; (putting in) all one's efforts; (exerting) all one's energies
to dance (orig. a whirling dance); to flutter about; to revolve
completely ordinary; plain; commonplace; everyday
to wear one's hair up; to arrange one's hair
reserve; constraint; declining; refraining; forethought; foresight
the rounds of tradesmen going door to door; route man; door-to-door tradesman; thief taker; secret policeman
serious look (on one's face); straight face
how (beautiful, etc.); what a ...; nothing worth mentioning; nothing special; of what name