to become one tile away from completion; to be at one's wits' end; to be about to blow one's fuse
local specialty or souvenir bought as a gift while travelling; present brought by a visitor; something unpleasant that one is given (e.g. an illness while on vacation); unwelcome gift
from the best to the worst; from top to bottom; of every kind; all sorts
net auction; Internet auction; online auction; web auction
10^8; 100,000,000; hundred million
spurious article; forgery; counterfeit; imitation; sham
(idle) curiosity; fancifulness; whimsy; (having) strange tastes
any; anything; whatever; I am told; I hear; I understand
looking up (e.g. a word in a dictionary); retrieval (e.g. data); searching for; referring to
pot; jar; dice cup; depression; basin (e.g. of a waterfall); aim; what one wants
busyness; a lot of things to do; frequent use; heavy use (of); many uses
acquisition; obtaining; coming to hand
open; frank; liberal; open-minded
final; eventual; ultimate
interior design; interior; upholstery
within the year; before the year is out
tailoring; dressmaking; sewing; making; preparation
plump; rotund; chubby; entirely; completely; wholly
to shake each other's hands; to shake hands with each other
that day; the very same day
to complain; to lodge a complaint
causing concern; (lit.) bad for the heart
development; revitalization; standing (something) up; waking up; tilling a rice field; drawing a card from the draw pile
administrative; businesslike; practical; impersonal; perfunctory; robot-like
never mind!; don't worry about it
to think about; to send one's heart out to; to give more than a passing thought to; to think of something far away; to think nostalgically upon (esp. one's hometown)
to become defiant; to fight back; to turn upon; to take the offensive
to become independent; to leave one's hands; to leave one's possession
reaching a stopping place; settling down (before the next stage); getting to a point where one can rest; one paragraph
promotion; raising of status
agile; nimble; casual (clothing); light (e.g. luggage); carefree; with limited responsibility
Labour Thanksgiving Day (national holiday; November 23) (Labor)
ideal; perfect; most suitable; just right
direct connection; direct link
exterior; packaging; cladding; armor (armour); arm
fluttering; flapping; (arch.) flickering (light, flame, etc.); frill; piece of thin material
powder snow; powdery snow