victory or defeat; match; contest; game
to dry (clothes, etc.); to desiccate
metre; meter; meter; gauge
perhaps; likely; probably; I dare say
important person; influential figure; big shot; big thing; big one; big game
average (normal, ordinary) year; every year; annually
to speak; to talk; to mediate; to act as a go-between; to put in a good word (for someone)
storm; tempest; uproar; hullabaloo; storm (e.g. of protest)
have it your way; to hell with you!; get rooted!; bugger you!
pardon; forgiveness; exemption; permission
ship; boat; tank; tub; counter for boat-shaped containers (e.g. of sashimi)
machine; mechanism; instrument; appliance; apparatus
this area; around here; this point; this much; this extent
natural product; product of nature
width; breadth; freedom (e.g. of thought); latitude; gap; difference (e.g. in price)
brilliance; polish; lustre; luster; glossy finish (of photographs)
still better; even better
finishing blow; coup de grâce
transformation; variation; metamorphosis; modification; deformation; variety
year; age; years; past one's prime; old age
to be raised (e.g. child); to be brought up; to grow (up)
or; either ... or; maybe; perhaps; some ... and others ...; sometimes ... and at other times ...
valuation; appraisal; evaluation; appreciation; recognition; acknowledgement
sommelier; wine steward; wine expert at a restaurant who advises guests on a choice of wines
commemorative photograph; souvenir photograph
world-class; (of) high global reputation
in the event that it did not (or does not) exist; without
vegetarian cuisine originally derived from the dietary restrictions of Buddhist monks
to soak; to dip; to steep; to moisten; to wet
dhyana (profound meditation); Zen (Buddhism)
with my own (two) eyes; with these very eyes
trembling; getting nervous; excited; thrilled
thought; imagination; mind; desire; wish; love
astonishing; amazing; surprising; wonderful
iron (Fe); strong and hard (as iron); railway; railway enthusiast