well-matched (esp. of a couple); becoming; suitable
low birth; humble origin; lowly; base; vulgar
bunch of flowers; bouquet
coloring; colouring; color scheme; colour scheme; (touch of) colour; embellishment
flowers; beautiful; spectacular
effeminate; unmanly; cowardly; sissy
noble; lofty; high-minded; virtuous; upright
to do together; to put together; to lump together; to regard in the same light; to put in the same category; to arrange for (two people) to marry
only recently; just of late
to leave one's post; to walk out on one's job
this way and that; (by) various means; (by) every means
koicha; exceptionally dark, opaque matcha
inspection; reading; perusal; browsing (the web)
on the desk; theoretical; academic; armchair (e.g. plan)
classroom learning (as contrasted to practical training); classroom lecture; desk study
(one's) workload; amount of work (to be) done by one
memorization; memorisation; learning by heart
drawing a katana and attacking in the same stroke; doing (something) suddenly and without warning; doing without prior notice
test (of ability, knowledge, etc.); exam; test (of performance, quality, etc.); trial; rehearsal
coping method; approach; how to deal with (problem, etc.)
having a poor endgame; failing at the final stage; missing at the last turn; slacking off at the end
reference data; reference material
senior; older; third-year kindergarten student
porcelain; china; chinaware
informer; informant; betrayer; snitch
cancellation; withdrawal; asking to be excused; begging off; not taking
to come together; to join; to merge; to get married; to become a married couple
bluff; false show of power; bold front
getting deeply involved; going deeply into; going too far (into something)
everybody's friend; people pleaser; person who is affable to everybody; flawlessly beautiful woman; flawless beauty
short end of the stick; short straw; unlucky number; blank; bad bargain
even if not; even without
bag; satchel; briefcase; basket
to comb out; to brush; to untangle; to unravel
next-door neighbors; (living, sitting) next to each other
preferential treatment; special treatment; different treatment; express delivery; special delivery
to sell off; to dispose of
street gossips and idle rumors; hearsay
to take (seat, position, course, office, etc.); to assume; to ascend (the throne); to accede; to start (on a journey); to commence
to make muddy (of a liquid); to make cloudy; to make turbid; to make ambiguous; to evade (e.g. the point); to be noncommittal about