emperor; shogun; honored person (honoured)
circumstances; condition; to arrange; to manage; to lend money; to raise money
failure; mistake; blunder
to joke; to jest; to make fun of; to laugh at; to romp; to gambol
excitement; exasperation; indignation; rage; fury
to grab at; to grasp at; to clutch at
fervour; fervor; vigour; vigor; ardour; ardor
to chip (off); to shave (off); to slice (off); to dampen (e.g. enthusiasm); to discourage; to weaken
person inside a cartoon body suit; voice actor; insider
skillful; skilled; proficient; flattery
entreaty; supplication; petition
bothersome; tiresome; bother to do
young man; young woman; young people; youth; youngsters
to rely on; to depend on; to count on; to turn to (for help)
good thing; nice thing; good excuse; good grounds; interjection used to impress an idea or to urge a response
sticky; thickly (e.g. painted); heavily (applied); all over (pasting, stamping, etc.); clinging (e.g. of a person); following around
to pat (e.g. dog); to rub; to stroke; to fondle
be supposed or expected to (do); be sure to (do); ought to (do)
somehow; for some reason or other
conviction; belief; confidence
sign; mark; symbol; sign (e.g. positive, negative)
dizziness (from standing up too fast); orthostatic syncope; lightheadedness; vertigo
counter-current; adverse tide; regurgitation (of blood)
to tighten; to press hard
office building; office complex
interior design; interior; upholstery
dreary; bleak; monotonous; tasteless; unrefined
up and down, left and right; top and bottom, left and right
to run into; to rush into; to (run and) seek refuge in; to take shelter in
centre; center; middle; capital; seat of government
at one's feet; underfoot; gait; pace; most recent; current
to sleep; to die; to rest (in peace); to lie idle (e.g. of resources); to lie unused; (arch.) to close one's eyes
to become used to seeing; to be familiar with
underwear; undergarment; underclothes; lingerie
here and there; everywhere
to wind; to coil; to envelope; to shroud; to outflank; to skirt
futon; Japanese bedding consisting of a mattress and a duvet; round cushion used for Zen meditation (traditionally made of woven bulrush leaves)
substitute; replacement; stand-in; proxy; compensation; exchange
poor excuse (of a); nearly non-existent; barely sufficient; token (effort, etc.); symbolic
jacket; book jacket; dust cover; CD jacket; record jacket