to sit down hard; to sink down to the floor
graceful; willowy; lissome; soft and tender
waste thread; lint; fluff
death; rejection (of a manuscript, etc.); lacking; without
dull; dreary; dissatisfying; disappointing; unattractive; unappealing
good-for-nothing; spineless; gutless; spiritless; feckless; pluckless
trees and stones; unfeeling person
charm; fascination; to charm; to fascinate; to captivate
disturbance of mind; losing one's head; being upset; transition; changing; moving
to like; to prefer; to be pleased by
first place (in a race); first to arrive; one suit (of clothes); one item (of clothing); putting on (formal clothes); wearing
tribe; race; group (of people who share a common feature); gang; tribe (taxonomic rank); group (in the periodic table)
blowing (e.g. of the wind); playing (a wind instrument); player (e.g. clarinet); (pair of) bellows; casting; founding
sal (tree) (Shorea robusta); saul; Japanese stewartia (Stewartia pseudocamellia)
dark (color); concentrated; thick
showing no signs of; there being no hint of; (arch.) unthinkable
aircraft fabric covering; buffing wheel; polishing mop
(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)
to stick to; to cling to; to adhere to
with a thwack; wack; thump; conspicuously (of a hole, bulge, dent, etc.); gapingly; yawningly
to be noisy; to be astir; to rustle; to murmur
fold; pleat; folds (e.g. of a mountain); crease; (hidden) detail; nuance
falling with a splat; oozing; dripping
measuring container; measuring box; box (seating at a theatre, etc.); square on a grid; cell of a grid; square bearing block (at the top of a pillar)
tilefish (Branchiostegus spp.); blanquillo; horse-head fish
to get narrower; to contract
roasting; grilling; tempering (in metallurgy); -ware; porcelain
to google; to do an online search (for)
learning; scholarship; study; study of ...; -ology; -ics
whiz (e.g. projectile through air); swoosh; whoosh; whistling sound
two places; two spots; two locations; two parts; two passages
to repaint; to paint again; to paint (a different colour); to change completely; to break (a record); to redraw (e.g. the map)
the strait gate (in the Bible); the narrow gate; high barrier (to enter a highly competitive school, company, etc.); difficult hurdle; difficulty
special ward; special economic zone (China); special administrative region of China (e.g. Hong Kong)
(main building of a) Shinto shrine
to partition; to divide; to direct; to manage; to settle accounts; to assume a crouching posture (at the start of a bout)
accessories; small articles; minor character; small fry; weak one
photographer; cameraman; camera operator; cinematographer
talk (esp. by a talk-show host, or by a stage musician to the audience between songs); banter; talk show; toque
clothing (e.g. kimono) decorated with one's family crest
haori and hakama (Japanese male formal attire)