(measuring) scale; rule; scale; scope; (musical) scale; weighing scale
weeding; weeder; weeding fork
what kind of; what sort of; what; how; in what way
optimization; optimisation
inner psychological world; mental world; spiritual world
since some time ago; for some time; for quite a while
grassy field; grassland; meadow; grass-covered plain; savannah; prairie
to become rusted together; to become rusted shut; to rust; to become (completely) rusty; to become rusty (of a skill or ability); to become less effective
to slip out (of words, remarks, etc.); to pour from one's lips; to blurt out
useless; worthless; silly; trivial
(hard) candy; toffee; rice-sugar; sugar made from the starch of rice, potatoes, etc.; amber; yellowish-brown
water caltrop (esp. Trapa japonica); water chestnut; caltrop (weapon)
to quiet (a child, crowd, etc.); to quieten; to calm (one's nerves, excitement, etc.); to compose (oneself); to suppress (a rebellion, riot, fire, etc.); to quell
at a glance; at first sight
body odor; body odour; personal odor; personal odour; characteristic (of someone)
daily necessities; goods for everyday life
clothes; clothing; garments
damp; humid; wet; gloomy; melancholy; depressing
to go bad (of food); to spoil; to turn sour
to hold one's breath; to catch one's breath
old clothes; secondhand clothing
remnants of a bean plant; beanstalks and pods; bean husk
called; known as; that; to say
futon (laid on the floor); (Japanese) mattress; underquilt; sleeping mat
seeming (to be); appearing; apparently
birth and growth; giving birth and raising; development; breeding
oblong; vertical writing style (e.g. on envelopes); portrait orientation
one (of a pair); incomplete; imperfect; few; little; off-centre
to have the personal support of (an influential person); to be under the patronage of