delay; lag; postponement; falling behind
development; revitalization; standing (something) up; waking up; tilling a rice field; drawing a card from the draw pile
at last; finally; barely; narrowly; just
year by year; annually; every year; from year to year
in terms of both ... and ...; from the perspective of ... as well as ...; whether it be ... or ...
to (call and) stop; to call (someone) to stop; to hail (e.g. a taxi)
exposed; scanty; bare; public; open
underwear; underclothes; lingerie; chemise; singlet
state; condition; situation; appearance; circumstances
field of activities; area of activity; range of behavior (behaviour); habitat
pleasant; agreeable; comfortable
head (of a household, etc.); leader; owner; proprietor; subject (of a rumour, etc.); doer (of a deed); guardian spirit (e.g. long-resident beast, usu. with mystical powers)
showy; brilliant; gorgeous; florid; gay
comfortable; easy; calm; loose; spacious
to tie; to fasten; to wear (necktie, belt); to put on; to total; to sum; to be strict with
tailoring; dressmaking; sewing; making; preparation
shrill whistling sound; reddening or brightening slightly; rush of blood to the head
to stick up (hair, etc.); to stand up straight; to stand up abruptly; to jump to one's feet; to stand in one place, doing nothing in particular; to stand around
polite; courteous; civil; careful; close; thorough
technology; engineering; technique; skill; art; craft
skillful; skilful; adroit; clever; shrewd; ingenious
technique; art; skill; move
to learn; to acquire knowledge; to carry; to wear (clothes, etc.); to put on
wholly (due to); entirely; solely; earnestly; intently; sincerely
practice by repetition; learning by rote
gift; boon; (good) result; fruit (e.g. of one's efforts)
study; pursuit of knowledge
up through; up until; down to; from ... to ... (e.g. from head to toe); everything from ... to ...
to pile up; to make a heap; to lay (e.g. bricks); to acquire (e.g. experience); to build (a reputation)
now (esp. in contrast to the past); now at last; at present; right now
to arrive at (e.g. a decision); to reach (a stage); to lead to (a place); to get to; in the extreme case of; (arch.) to come
steady; sound; solid; reliable; trustworthy
to walk; to go on foot; to tread (a figurative path); to follow; to advance towards (e.g. a solution); to set out (e.g. on the path to destruction, ruin, etc.)
dew; tears; (not) a bit; (not) at all
unskillful; poor; awkward; imprudent; untactful
consciousness; becoming aware (of); awareness; mano-vijnana (mental consciousness, cognizer of sensory information)
nature; natural; spontaneous; naturally; spontaneously
to wait on someone hand and foot; to take personal care of someone