shaking (something) out; starting point; beginning; drawing (e.g. of a bill); issue; throw (of dice); infusion (remedy)
cooperation; collaboration
health; healthy; sound; fit
your house; your home; your husband; your organization; you
skin; body (in the context of intimate bodily contact); surface; grain (e.g. of wood); disposition; temperament
to be stormy; to be rough; to be rough (of skin); to be chapped; to be ruined; to fall into ruin
Western-style clothes (cf. traditional Japanese clothes)
synthetic fiber; synthetic fibre; chemical fiber; chemical fibre
cotton (material); red silk-cotton tree (Bombax ceiba)
detergent; cleanser; cleaning agent; washing material
substitute; replacement; stand-in; proxy; compensation; exchange
one day; all day (long); throughout the day; first day of the month
contour; outline; summary; outline; looks; features
dimly; faintly; absentmindedly; vacantly; idly; aimlessly
to be coming; to be popular; to be fashionable; to be angry; to have blown one's lid
you (plural); all of you; you all
preparation; arrangements; getting ready; provision; setup; reserving
to resemble; to look like; to be like; to be alike; to be similar; to take after
the person in question; the person themselves; said person
tradition; legend; folklore
to manage something successfully; to be successful
to chip (off); to shave (off); to slice (off); to dampen (e.g. enthusiasm); to discourage; to weaken
how; in what way; I wonder
to cease; to desist; to cut it out; to lay off (an activity); to drop (a subject) to abolish; to resign
to bite (at); to snap at; to snap at (someone); to flare up at; to jump down (someone's) throat
artistic taste; aptitude for painting; ability to appreciate art; desire to paint
I'm sorry; my apologies; excuse me; pardon me
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
small quantity; little; little while; short distance
to be disconnected; to get out of place; to miss the mark; to get it wrong (e.g. guess, expectation); to be removed; to be excluded
(one's) whereabouts; destination; where one is headed; outcome; course (of events); future
(apparently) that's what it's like, isn't it
the way one talks; one's way of speaking
to be careful; to pay attention; to take care
these guys; these fellows