hazy; misty; foggy; hazy feeling; uncertain feeling; feeling gloomy
to perceive; to sense; to take in; to grasp; to feel
verbalization; putting into words
cunning and experienced in the ways of the world; crafty and worldly-wise; sly old (fox)
to bite (at); to snap at; to snap at (someone); to flare up at; to jump down (someone's) throat
to swallow; to gulp down; to understand; to grasp; to engulf; to swallow up
to approach; to draw near
calamity; disaster; accident
blockhead; dunce; dimwit; dolt; slowcoach; slowpoke
to distinguish; to recognize; to recognise; to tell apart; to differentiate
goblin; apparition; monster; ghost; phantom; spectre
you could say that; that might be so
unexpected; surprising; unanticipated; strange; unforeseen
to make round; to roll up; to seduce; to cajole; to round off (a fraction); to shave (one's head)
expression; look; countenance; face
close aide (of a powerful person); close associate; entourage; attendant; retainer
to be manageable; to be able to handle
pail (for water); bucket; cistern; water tank
writing brush; paintbrush; writing with a brush; drawing with a brush; writing (composing text); the written word
taste (in goods, etc.); manners; etiquette; modesty; restraint; knowledge, experience (of the arts, etc.)
generally; in the main; (more or less) everything; all parts; ordinary; usual
koto (13-stringed Japanese zither); (arch.) stringed instrument
tea ceremony; Way of Tea; sadō
flower arrangement; floral art; ikebana
calligraphy (esp. Asian calligraphy based on Chinese characters)
copy; photocopy; book jacket blurb; (advertising) slogan
to be added to; to be appended; to join in (e.g. a group of friends); to participate; to increase (e.g. heat); to gain in (e.g. influence)
to draw (attention, sympathy, etc.); to attract (e.g. interest)
it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that
et cetera; etc.; and the like; the likes of; something like
very small; tiny; insignificant
honour; honor; dignity; prestige; reputation; appearances
world; society; life; lifetime; age; era; reign
to flatter; to curry favor (with); to butter up; to fawn over
ordinary citizen; the general public
somehow; for some reason; without knowing why
faintly; weakly; dimly; fool; simpleton; dimwit
painter; artist; drawing pictures; doodling; painting
to meet someone's requirements; to meet expectations; to go along with what someone wants
to proceed in a logical manner; to go through the proper channels
card (information, filing, etc.); card (greetings, congratulations, etc.); (Western) playing cards; credit card; debit card; card; program
spatula; (fabric) tracing spatula; (pottery) pallet; (artificially cultured) Japanese crucian carp
to think of; to hit upon; to come into one's mind; to remember; to recall