soon; in a moment; nearby; close; direct; spot transaction
imprudence; oversight; omission; mistake
first-class; first-rate; characteristic (of); peculiar (to); school (e.g. of flower arrangement); one flag
to be crowded; to be packed; to be jammed
to be closed; to be blocked; to be clogged; to be plugged up; to be occupied; to be taken (e.g. accommodation)
place near the beach; place near the shore
just; right; pure; genuine; truth
upper stratum (classes, stories, storeys); upper layer; layer above
to open (e.g. doors); to open (e.g. business, etc.); to be empty; to be vacant; to be available; to be open (e.g. neckline, etc.); to have been opened (of one's eyes, mouth, etc.)
sensible; clever; smart; decent; tasteful
dignity; grace; nobility; grade; quality; fineness
ryokan; traditional Japanese inn
cannot be compared (with); being no match (for)
the whole company; the party; attendance (at a gathering); presence; banquet; dinner; troupe
continuous; nonstop; consecutive; removing partitions (to create an open space); joining separate rooms into one
main hall; great hall; large hall; reception hall
empty; hollow; bare; main hall of a temple (often vast and empty)
wave; billow; ups and downs; (something) advancing step by step; (something) surging forward inopposably; tendency
cheap; rash; thoughtless; careless
dreary; bleak; monotonous; tasteless; unrefined
temporary; provisional; fictitious; assumed (name); hypothetical; theoretical
partition; division; settlement of accounts; preliminary warm-up ritual; toeing the mark; directing
to stand (something) up; to put upright; to thrust into; to bury into; to make (a noise); to let out; to raise (a cloud of dust, smoke, etc.)
education; training; discipline
appreciation (of art, music, poetry, etc.)
strength; power; proficiency; ability
licking; dead drunk; blind drunk
question; inquiry; enquiry
to; for; from the standpoint of; as far as ... is concerned
tightly; closely; exactly; precisely; suddenly (stopping); perfectly (suited)
to stop (moving); to come to a stop; to stop (doing, working, being supplied); to come to a halt; to alight; to perch on
poem; poetry; verse; Chinese poem
equal; identical; the same; no different (from); just like; equivalent
practical question; practical problem; practical matter
unsteadily (e.g. on one's feet); shakily; wavering (in one's mind); unsteadily; aimlessly; unconsciously
to give up; to abandon (hope, plans); to resign oneself (to)
to take off one's clothes; to undress; to strip naked; to become naked
less than ...; smaller ...
to have an interest (in something); to feel inclined (toward doing something)
to succeed; to relieve; to take the place of; to substitute for; to be exchanged; to change (places with)