faint; indistinct; dim; vague; subtle; delicate
fruit wine (e.g. cider, wine, plum liquor); fruit liqueur
other intention; hidden purpose; ulterior motive; ill will; malice
to spoil; to ruin; to destroy; to make a mess of
to press a question; to cross-examine
to give a round of applause; to applaud
ability; capability; skill
sword for self-defense; sword for self-defence
banter; teasing; chaffing; merely asking the price; just looking at goods; window-shopping
to chant; to sing; to recite; to write (a poem); to compose
to lend an ear; to hearken; to give an ear to; to listen carefully
father; dad; husband; you (of an elderly person older than the speaker); he
apron; apron (airport); apron (stage)
important; significant; precious; valuable; careful
glass (drinking vessel); tumbler; cups (suit)
for oneself; for one's own sake; on one's own account
spurious article; forgery; counterfeit; imitation; sham
in short; in a word; to sum up; to put it simply; to make a long story short; after all
cheap; rubbishy; shoddy; roughly made
(time of) one's childhood; when one was a child
young; juvenile; child in the first year of kindergarten
to abbreviate; to abridge; to omit; to leave out; to take; to capture
how about ...?; I wonder; I don't know
different (from); not the same (as)
no matter how you put it; whatever the circumstances may be; say what you like; no matter how you look at it
what do you want?; can I help you?
to get between; to be caught in
emphasis; stress; accentuating (a feature or certain part); accenting; strong tone (of the market); firm tone
moat; fosse; canal; ditch
being a poor loser; unwillingness to admit defeat; sour grapes
shopkeeper; storekeeper; proprietor of a shop
soroban bead with value one
(another's) son; boy; young master; green young man from a well-to-do family; young man innocent of the ways of the world
(not) at all; (not) in the slightest; wholly; entirely; extremely; very