spurious article; forgery; counterfeit; imitation; sham
spurious article; forgery; counterfeit; imitation; sham
unapproved; lack of approval
imitation (of someone, something); impersonation; (vocal) mimicry
unauthorized; without permission; unapproved; lack of permission; absence of authorization
quite unlike; not bearing the slightest resemblance
essence; true nature; substance; reality
making; forming; cultivating; form; appearance
short joke; quick one-liner
resemblance; similarity; likeness; analogy
to be at a loss; to be puzzled; to be perplexed; to be pressed for; to be pinched for; to become poor
rod; pole; stick; fishing rod
close combat; close(-quarter) fighting; in-fighting
spinning (textiles); spun yarn
knitting wool; woolen yarn; woollen yarn
ball; sphere; bead (of sweat, dew, etc.); drop; ball (in sports); pitch (e.g. in baseball); pile (of noodles, etc.)
underpants; pants; briefs; trousers (esp. women's); jodhpurs; breeches
to knit; to plait; to braid; to compile (anthology, dictionary, etc.); to edit
jūbako; multi-tiered food box; heavy; serious; extreme; -fold
absolute best; very finest; top-class; first-rate; elite
content (of a mineral, etc.)
shibori; tie-dye; aperture; aperture stop; contraction; squeezing
constant; steady; constant
transcendence; transcendency
to have the personal support of (an influential person); to be under the patronage of
becoming a pupil (of); becoming an apprentice
scheming; planning; maneuvering; manoeuvring; plotting
setback; deadlock; standstill; impasse; miscarriage
possession; ownership; Tibet; Tibetan people
progress; advance; making (good) progress
acquisition of foreign currency
trial product; prototype model
hasty; rash; impatient; restless; quick (to draw conclusions, make decisions, etc.)
person with a lot of free time on their hands; person of leisure; idler; loafer
to farm; to cultivate a field
foreign currency; foreign money; foreign exchange; foreign goods; imported goods
skipjack tuna (Katsuwonus pelamis); oceanic bonito; victorfish
no matter what it takes; by any means necessary; at all costs; by hook or by crook
to grapple with; to wrestle with; to engage in a bout; to tackle (e.g. a problem); to come to grips with; to work hard on
madness; insanity; irregularity; deviation; fanaticism; fanatic
manageable; tractable; easy to care for; easy to deal with; easy to handle