grain; bead; drop; counter for small round objects including grains, seeds, pills, drops
silver powder; white sand
to cover (smear, sprinkle) (with)
first-rate; finest quality; the best
gravel; ballast; pebbles; child; rugrat; ankle-biter
kneading; gloss; paste (e.g. bean paste, mustard paste); parading of portable shrines and floats at festivals
light; faint; pale; fleeting
to hold (an event); to give (a dinner, party, etc.); to feel (sensation, emotion, call of nature, etc.); to show signs of
to moisten; to wet; to profit; to enrich; to benefit
beacon; skyrocket; signal fire; starting shot; starting signal
to be given up; to be discontinued
to get between; to be caught in
to consist of; to be made up of; to be concluded (e.g. of an agreement); to hold true (e.g. of a theory); to be viable (of a business, lifestyle, etc.); to carry on
here and there; this way and that way; everywhere; all over
to be at a loss; to be puzzled
to be at wits' end; to be greatly perplexed; to be troubled
to be imaginable; to be conceivable
society; the world; the times
to stick; to get stuck; to be unavailable; to be busy; to be piled up (e.g. of work); to halt (in one's speech)
to put on airs; to act big; to throw one's weight about; to be overbearing; to be domineering; to be bossy
to show; to bare (the teeth)
one by one; one at a time; in turn
perversity; cantankerous; eccentric
structure; construction; posture (e.g. in martial arts); pose; readiness; determination
circumference; perimeter; work outside the office; outer tracks (in a loop or curve)
plentiful; abundant; ample; lavish
brocade; fine dress; fine clothes
decoration; ornament; trimmings
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
to turn towards; to point
swaying (with large slow movements); shaking
to apply pressure from above; to press down; to overwhelm; to overpower; to repress
to send (someone) back; to send (someone) home
plaintive; piteous; doleful
to push (a thing) out; to jut out (can have a negative nuance); to protrude; to rise out the trap door (on stage)
to strike (each other); to come to blows; to fight (each other); to speak (to each other)
accepted; fully-fledged; clear; respectable
to look upwards; to look up
the ocean; the great deep
pirate; sea robber; buccaneer; freebooter
trade; business; commerce; occupation; calling; profession
wife (esp. one's own wife); court lady; female court attache; (arch.) woman (esp. as a love interest)