castle wall; town walls; defensive wall; rampart
to stop; to turn off; to park; to prevent; to suppress (a cough); to stop (someone from doing something); to dissuade
betterment; improvement; kaizen (Japanese business philosophy of continuous improvement)
to spoil; to break; to go bad; to go wrong; to fail
unpleasant; awkward; embarrassing; uneasy
to treat as a joke; to do jokingly
to begin (doing); to start; to set about; to get down to
bento; Japanese box lunch
to stroll about; to saunter; to wander; to dangle; to swing
to become thin; to lose weight; to slim; to become impoverished (of soil); to become sterile; to become infertile
bad smell; affectation; fulsomeness
very easy; piece of cake; child's play; before breakfast
to mark the end; to spell the end
as (X, then Y); with; in accordance with; in proportion to
I'm sorry; my apologies; excuse me; pardon me
black; dark; blackish; suspicious; criminal; darkened and dirty; sooty
glamorous; charming; fascinatingly elegant; lovely; gorgeous; beguiling
to glitter; to sparkle; to twinkle; to glisten; to gleam; to glint
to be fascinated (by); to be captivated by; to be enchanted by; to gaze admiringly at; to watch in fascination
unfortunately; unluckily; regrettably
beautiful woman; (a) beauty; belle; good-looker
rare; extraordinary; singular
pride; dignity; self-worth
to gather (attract, receive) attention; to have a high profile; to gain prominence; to become popular
highest (e.g. floor); top; best; finest; supreme
means of transportation; transport service
easy; simple; informal; offhand; cheap
to state; to express; to say; to tell; to mention
vehicle; conveyance; (means of) transport; ride (at a fair, amusement park, etc.); attraction
to represent; to signify; to reveal; to show; to express; to make widely known
cheap edition; low-priced edition; popular edition
to hang; to suspend; to lower; to reduce; to demote; to move back
to show contempt for; to look down upon; to have a low opinion of; to cause to fall; to make decline
nothing to be afraid of; trivial; not amounting to much; can't do anything
roughly; broadly; generally; more or less
to be sacked; to be fired; to be dismissed; to be beheaded
person of high rank or position
to step aside; to move (out of the way); to make way
female fox; vixen; she-fox; woman who deceives men
to meddle (in someone's affairs); to poke one's nose into; to interfere; to make a pass (at someone); to hit on
after all is said and done; no matter what people say; in the end; definitely; undeniably
to put an end to something; to get something over with; to quit something one has been engaged in too long or to an excessive degree
I; me; oneself; (arch.) you; (arch.) prefix indicating familiarity or contempt
as expected; just as one thought; as feared; sure enough