on the occasion of; at the time of
to compete; to contest; to quarrel; to argue; to deny (e.g. evidence)
glossy (e.g. hair); sleek; shiny; lustrous
black; black go stone; guilt; guilty person
neighbour to the right (person, building, etc.)
to fill; to become full (of); to wax (of the moon); to rise (of the tide); to flow; to expire (of a period of time)
to proceed with; to continue with; to move on; to go forward; to pursue
to read and understand; to take in; to sense from external cues; to read (someone's) mind; to read (calibration, tape, etc.); to scan (bar code)
not yet known; unknown; strange
to go along; to walk along; to follow
nothing but; none other than
questions and answers; dialogue
difficult to understand; unintelligible; abstruse
the spoken words of the emperor or a noble
mark; sign; symbol; emblem; badge; crest
harsh (criticism, treatment, etc.); severe; hard; strict
to make a decision; to draw a conclusion; to give a judgement; to hand down a verdict; to let go down; to lower; to do oneself
to escape (disaster, death, etc.); to be saved from; to be rescued from; to avoid (e.g. punishment); to evade (e.g. responsibility); to avert
to affect a stylish air; to try to look good; to show off
approximate age; apparent age; marriageable age (esp. of a woman); age of maturity; appropriate age (to ...); old enough (to ...)
(not) well; (not) properly; (not) enough; (not) sufficiently; (not) satisfactorily; (not) decently
to finger; to tamper (with)
in various ways; in all sorts of ways; at every opportunity; whenever there is a chance
lukewarm; tepid; disagreeably warm (e.g. bath)
to watch over; to watch attentively
having a crisp appearance; stiffly; tensely; smartly (e.g. dressed); neatly
to tighten; to stiffen; to brace; to strain
blunder; fault; error; mistake; failure; disgrace
to permit; to allow; to forgive; to pardon; to exempt (someone) from; to remit; to acknowledge
remainder; remnant; (not) very; (not) much; too much; excessively
dangerous; in danger; facing imminent danger; precarious (situation); perilous (state, balance, etc.); in doubt
to stand firm; to hold out
samurai on horseback; (medieval) knight
right in front; just opposite; under the nose
regrettable; disappointing; precious; dear; too good for; deserving better
gathering clouds; group of clouds
at this stage; at this point; now (contrasting with the past)