dubious; puzzled; suspicious
to go mad; to go crazy; to go insane
haughty; arrogant; insolent; proud; overbearing
youngster; boy; young Buddhist monk; young bonze; young shop-boy; errand boy
to pull a wry face; to screw one's face up; to pucker one's face; to scowl; to grimace; to frown
once in a lifetime (opportunity); (a golden opportunity that may) happen only once in a thousand years
paralysis; palsy; numbness; stupor
stiffening; rigidity; rigor; stiffness; ossification; petrification
external pressure; outside pressure; foreign pressure
refusal; rejection; denial; veto
stopping (of a train, car, etc.); stop
to give (as a gift); to present; to confer; to bestow; to award
outward appearance; exterior appearance; outward show; looks
department (in an organization); division; club; part; component; category
to furnish; to install; to get someone's agreement; to patronize; to buy usually from the same store
slatted shutter; louver door (window)
to inlay; to insert; to plug in (to a formula); to immerse; to trick; to deceive
most part; greater part; majority
paints; painting material
to put clothes on (someone); to dress; to cover; to coat; to pin (e.g. a crime on someone); to lay (blame)
to weave within (hair, fabric, etc.); to braid
(horse-drawn) cart; wagon; dray
thick (paper, cloth, etc.); heavy
travelling clothes; traveling clothes; travelling outfit; traveling outfit
lattice; counter for large bundles (e.g. 10 sheafs of rice, 200 sheets of calligraphy paper, 20 whistling arrows, 100 fish); handbreadth (unit for measuring the length of arrows)
point in common; common feature
nonchalantly; without a care
to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)
to lose strength; to become weak; to wither; to droop; to feel demotivated; to lose interest
(next-door) neighbour; neighbor