cold (e.g. weather); uninteresting (esp. joke); lame; dull
body; oneself; one's place; one's position; main part; meat (as opposed to bone, skin, etc.)
to shrink; to contract; to diminish (in size)
half; semi-; half-past; odd number; (arch.) unit of land area (595.8 m^2)
to continue; to last; to continue (without a break); to be unbroken; to occur again and again; to lead to; to connect to
four times; four colour process printing (color); CMYK printing
still; even now; to this day
disagreeable; detestable; unpleasant; reluctant
senior high school; high school
three-quarter; half coat; top coat
knit; knitted fabric; knitted garments; nit (unit of surface brightness equal to 1 candela per square meter)
below; down; bottom; beneath; underneath; just after; right after
thanks to ...; owing to ...; because of ...
earnings from a part-time job
parent; parents; dealer (in cards, mahjong, etc.); banker; founder; inventor; (pet) owner
Western-style clothes (cf. traditional Japanese clothes)
mostly; nearly; practically; well-nigh; almost invariably; all but
to disappear; to vanish; to go out (of a fire, light, etc.); to die; to fade (of a feeling, impression, etc.); to vanish (e.g. of hope); to go away (e.g. of a smell, itchiness, sleepiness)
mixing and matching (clothes, accessories, etc.); wearing of an item of clothing in many different combinations
art; technique; means; way; trick; trap
understanding; comprehension; grasp; perception; appreciation; mastery (of an art or skill)
to set aside; to keep in reserve; to hold on to
diet; losing weight by any method (e.g. exercise)
embarrassed; feeling ashamed; feeling awkward
to hang one's head; to look down; to cast one's eyes downward
perhaps; likely; probably; I dare say
boiled octopus; person as red as a lobster
seeming ...; appearing ...; -ish; like a ...; typical of ...
to bite; to chew; to gnaw; to fumble one's words (esp. during a play, broadcast, etc.); to falter with one's words; to crash against (e.g. of waves); to break onto (shore)
(for the taste of something) to become apparent; (for someone's character) to come out
more or less; though not quite satisfactorily; tentatively; for the time being; just in case; once
words of praise; eulogy; compliment
classification; categorization; sorting
to have a feeling (that); to have a sensation (that)