chic; smart; understanding; considerate; familiar with worldly pleasures (esp. sexual relations, geisha districts and red-light districts)
to be affected; to put on airs; to act like (something one isn't); to pretend to be
not a chance; not likely; no way; oh no; yuck; eew
gentle breeze; soft wind; breath of air; zephyr
8th day of the month; eight days
still; as yet; as it has been
9th day of the month; nine days
10th day of the month; ten days
how long; how far; how much
11th day of the month; 11 days
fierce animal; beast of prey; big game
special ration; special bonus or dividend
Japanese cedar (Cryptomeria japonica)
to run off (fluid); to run down; to flow down
muscle; tendon; vein; artery; fiber; fibre; line
to project; to show (on a screen); to portray; to depict; to reflect (the times, mood, etc.)
weird; eerie; ominous; creepy; uncanny; unearthly
to quarry; to cut (timber); to begin to talk; to break the ice; to start a fire (with flint, by rubbing sticks together, etc.); to select and extract (from a media file)
to mend; to patch up; to fix (hair, clothes, appearance, etc.); to adjust; to keep up appearances; to cover up (e.g. a mistake)
to bring down (an animal, opponent, etc.); to kill; to shoot dead; to shoot down
to fade; to discolor; to discolour; to diminish; to fade (e.g. of a memory)
worn-out; run-down; beat-up; shabby; dilapidated
to become thin; to lose weight; to slim; to become impoverished (of soil); to become sterile; to become infertile
to put on; to wear; to be clothed in; to be clad in; to be dressed in; to be wrapped in
to compare (e.g. notes); to exchange (e.g. views, opinions)
to gush forth (e.g. water from a spring); to flow (out); to well up (of tears, emotions, etc.); to flow out (of tears); to emerge; to suddenly appear
the way back; the way home; return trip
leaving behind; desertion; abandonment
mark; guide; purpose; aim; sight (on a firearm)
to clamber up; to climb up
to rip (someone) off; to overcharge; to ask a high price
patience; perseverance; persistence; tenacity; energy