to pollute; to contaminate; to soil; to disgrace; to dishonour; to dishonor
to die down (storm, anger, conflict, etc.); to calm down; to be at peace; to be governed well; to subside (of pain, symptoms, etc.); to be alleviated
effect; effectiveness; efficacy; effects (e.g. sound effects, visual effects, special effects)
mouth; lips; shape of the mouth; near an entrance; vicinity of an entrance
cloth; tablecloth; wallpaper; wall fabric
locational advantage; advantageous position; products from the land (farm output, timber, minerals, etc.); land rent
cheering group; cheering squad
at once; immediately; without delay; promptly
flower; blossom; cherry blossom; beauty; blooming (esp. of cherry blossoms); ikebana; hanafuda
strange; weird; wonder; mystery; cleverness; adroitness
to learn; to acquire knowledge; to carry; to wear (clothes, etc.); to put on
article; goods; fine thing; fellow; (arch.) prostitute; (arch.) price
spare time; free time; time (e.g. time it takes to do something); time off; day off; quitting (one's job)
middle-aged man; Buddhist priest
drawing; picture; diagram; sight; scene
though; although; be that as it may; nonetheless
(turned out) all right in the end
irresponsible; perfunctory; lukewarm; half-baked; reasonable; moderate
to give up; to abandon (hope, plans); to resign oneself (to)
underwear; undergarment; underclothes; lingerie
unthinkable; count for nothing; not matter; out of the question
underpants; pants; briefs; trousers (esp. women's); jodhpurs; breeches
to put on (lower-body clothing, e.g. pants, skirt, footwear); to wear; to affix (a sword to one's hip); (arch.) to affix (a bowstring to a bow)
point (of a story, argument, etc.); point (e.g. in stock exchange movement); percentage point; switch; points; point; site
system; organization; organisation; imperial command; laws; regulation
to replace; to exchange; to interchange; to substitute
just safe (e.g. just avoiding being late, failing an exam, etc.); only just OK; barely acceptable
to search for; to look for; to hunt for; to search (a house, pocket, etc.); to search through; to rummage in (e.g. a drawer)
(unlikely event of) emergency; the worst(-case scenario); (lit.) 10000 to 1; (if) by some chance; by some possibility; in the unlikely event that
chill; the shivers; shivering fit; cold; coldness; cold air
draft; draught; cold air entering through the crack of a door or window; cooling off of a relationship; draft of cold air between two persons
(formal) shirt; dress shirt; business shirt; button-up shirt
to rub; to pat; to stroke; to massage
as (e.g. "do as one is told", "as we age we gain wisdom"); wherever (e.g. "wherever my fancy took me")
borrowing without returning
to stoop; to lean over; to bend forward; to bend down; to crouch; to squat
very hard; with utmost effort; as hard as one can; with all one's might; for dear life; eagerly
standing on tiptoe and stretching one's back to make oneself taller; stretching oneself; overreaching oneself; overstretching oneself; trying to do something beyond one's ability
to be able to reach; to be within one's reach; to be able to afford; to be near (a certain age)