porcelain (esp. soft-paste porcelain); china; chinaware; earthenware; pottery; ceramics
to take (someone) to one place after another (forcibly); to drag (someone) around
dressing up in fine clothes; splendid clothes; one's best clothes
dressing (esp. in kimono); fitting; helping someone get dressed; outer garment (in kabuki)
to handle; to manage; to deal with; to rear; to look after
elegant; refined; polished; high-quality goods; first-class article
to be impatient for; to wait (anxiously) for; to eagerly look forward to; to long for
sticking to (an opinion, theory, belief, etc.); clinging to; adherence; persistence; insistence
matter of concern and interest
to be free; to be available
to contemplate; to ponder; to think over; to turn over in one's mind; to reflect; to muse
in truth; in actuality; at heart; the truth; the real story
foothold; footing; toehold; stepping stone
setback; deadlock; standstill; impasse; miscarriage
gaining nothing by; getting nowhere by
yelp; sales campaign; kiang (Equus hemionus kiang); kyang
patent; one's specialty (party piece, etc.)
to skin (one's knee); to graze; to scratch
to fish; to look for; to search for; to go on a spree (spending, reading, etc.); to binge
skull (esp. weatherbeaten, used as symbol of death); death's head; cranium
growing light (e.g. at dawn); pale; appearing dumb; talking in an obvious way
to walk about; to walk around; to conduct oneself; to turn up; to brawl (in a play, etc.)
to become brilliant; to become cheerful