mirror; looking-glass; barrel head; page added at the beginning of a document mentioning its purpose, date, author, etc.; mirror-shaped mochi
dressing up; putting on makeup; dolling (oneself) up
handmade; handcrafted; homemade; homegrown
poetry anthology; collection of poems; collected poems
whispering; whisper; secret talk; murmur
tightly (packed); densely; closely; crammed
seasoning; flavoring; flavouring; condiment
Chinese cooking; Chinese food
kitchen knife; (arch.) cooking; (arch.) food
glaringly; dazzlingly; blazingly
wakame (species of edible brown seaweed, Undaria pinnatifida)
something like that; sort of like that; similar to that; in that vein
blade; sword; forged blade; wavy pattern on forged blades; sharpness; unhulled rice
pan; pot; saucepan; stew; hot pot
simmering; (boiling) gently
he; she; that person; (arch.) you
becoming (like) an old man (in one's manner); turning into an old geezer
apple (fruit); apple tree (Malus pumila)
(playground) slide; (ship) launching platform; sliding ways; slipway
to slide; to glide; to slip; to skid; to be slippery; to fail (an examination); to lose (a position)
if (it) doesn't exist; if there is no ...; if not ...; unless ...; have to ...; must ...
white; blank (e.g. paper); uncolored; innocent; not guilty; (arch.) bright
quietly; softly; seriously; solemnly; sadly
iron sand; magnetite sand
somewhat thick; relatively thick; thickish; on the thick side
(all) through (e.g. the night); throughout (e.g. the year); within (e.g. the week); in the course of (e.g. today); all over; throughout (e.g. the world)
decision; determination; resolution
counter for books; volume
to throw out; to fire; to expel; to give up; to abandon; to neglect
listings magazine; informational magazine
superior airs; air of importance; overemphasis
overbearing; coercive; pushy; forcible; high-handed
skip it; drop it; I've had enough (e.g. when offered something); that's enough