to re-cover; to reupholster; to repaper; to renew (e.g. a plaster)
class; order; et cetera; etc.; equal; iso-
rice fragments; broken rice; crushed rice
clumsy; awkward; unskillful; incompetent; inept; bungling
re-covering; repapering; reupholstering
pin (e.g. hairpin, safety pin); (bowling) pin; pin; flagstick; (a) one (on dice or Japanese playing cards); first; top
back and front; inside and outside; inside out (e.g. clothing); double-dealing; two faces (cf. two-faced); outward appearance and actual condition
to pick at (e.g. with chopsticks); to pick (one's teeth)
as it is; plain (truth); bare; undisguised; unvarnished; unexaggerated
sense of inferiority; one's weak point
carelessness; clumsiness; blunder; mistake; being no good at drinking and entertaining
prognostic symptoms; after-effect; sequela
dry grass; dead grass; hay; withered grass
badger; Eurasian badger (Meles meles); anaguma castle (defensive opening)
not at all; not in the least
to be outdone (by); to be in inferior (to); to compare unfavorably (with); to be behind
to till; to plow; to plough; to cultivate
ridge (in field); row of raised earth when planting crops; rib (cloth, mountains, sea); cord (e.g. corduroy)
exact calculation; squaring of accounts; adjustment
to exchange glances; to look at each other; to postpone; to put off; to contrast; to compare
monotony; monotone; dullness; monotone; monotonic
extension; elongation; (total) length; extension (e.g. of one's work); continuation; extension (of a line segment); extension (property of occupying space)
disturbance; trouble; ups and downs (e.g. in life); vicissitudes; small and large waves
result; effect; performance; workmanship (of an article); execution; shape and quality
speaking by proxy; speaking for (someone else); payment by proxy; compensation by proxy; acting for (someone else); carrying out (on someone's behalf)
to each his own; people differ; different people (have different likes)
distilled liquor; spirits; hard liquor; cachaça (Brazilian liquor)
crispy; crunchy; tearing; ripping; spirited; energetic
in front of your nose; right next to you; tip of one's nose
Chinese courtesy name (name formerly given to adult Chinese men, used in place of their given name in formal situations); nickname; section of a village
just now; a moment ago; this very minute
gorge; ravine; canyon; glen
to give (as a gift); to present; to confer; to bestow; to award
wintry mountain; mountain that is popular for climbing in winter