cruel; brutal; savage; barbarous
field of flowers; flower garden; flower bed
to beat around the bush; to not speak frankly; to talk in a roundabout way
mechanism; mechanical parts; jack-in-the-box
like water; like it grows on trees
peace (esp. of the world); tranquillity; calm
irritating; annoying; tedious (work, person, etc.); boring; depressing; dark (e.g. story)
to feel depressed; to be down
to gather up into one's arms; to lift; to carry
fine weather; fair weather
going out; outing; leaving (one's home, office, etc.)
footwork; mobility; flexibility; adaptability
warming (limbering) up; warming-up exercises
dark gray; dark grey; donjiki (clerical dress)
weak; feeble; delicate; frail; helpless
carrying on one's back (e.g. baby); piggyback ride
childish; child-like; immature; infantile
to carry (a child) on one's back; to piggyback; (arch.) to take on (a job, responsibility, etc.)
to chip off; to scrape off; to prune
to give candid advice; to give harsh but honest advice; to admonish
fruit; nut; seed; (in broth) pieces of meat, vegetable, etc.; content; substance
to degenerate; to lapse into
something small; something petty; trifle
refrigerator; cold; cool; cold sake
it was very good of you to come; glad to see you
out of character; unlike one
to despair of; to see the vanity of
things left (to one) by the deceased; inherited item; estate; lost item; lost property
painstaking; careful; meticulous; scrupulous; detailed; elaborate
efforts; exertion; endeavour; assistance; services
the deceased; the departed
to be dark; to be dull; to be unassuming; to be inconspicuous; to not stand out
frame (e.g. picture frame, decorative door frame, etc.)
brushwork; handling of one's brush; command of one's pen; penmanship
coating (esp. lacquering)
overly polite; excessively polite; polite to a fault