different culture; foreign culture
country living; life in the country; country life
instruction (in martial arts, performance, etc.); teaching; coaching
sleepover; overnight stay
to jump; to leap; to break up; to close; to hit (e.g. to have a car hit something or someone)
muddy water; red-light district
cotton; cotton pads (usu. in amenity set); cotton buds
practicality; utility; usefulness
measurement round the hips
right under; directly below
discrimination; discernment; identification
predominant color; predominant colour
wise; sensible; well-advised; intelligent; sagacious; prudent
advanced level; high grade; senior
to be able to tell apart; to distinguish; to recognize
attached; belonging (to); included; enclosed; affiliated; annexed
remarkable; striking; obvious
sword (esp. Japanese single-edged); katana; scalpel; chisel; burin; knife money (knife-shaped commodity money used in ancient China)
evaluation criteria; evaluation standard
symbolization; coding; encoding
check; plaid; checking; monitoring; check (banking); cheque
to manufacture; to produce; to raise (crops); to invent; to dream up; to create
(only) one option; one possible choice
dropping; losing; missing item; something one forgot to write down; trap; wooden protrusion from a Japanese door frame that fits a hole in the threshold, acting as a lock when closed; conclusion (of a speech, etc.)
mat; canvas (boxing, wrestling)
lock; padlock; tablet; lozenge; pill
privately run store; one-man business; mom-and-pop store
crowded; packed; crammed; cramped; filled; overflowing
accommodation; reception; seating; custody (e.g. awaiting deportation); internment; admission
uneven; irregular; non-uniform; unsorted; odd; miscellaneous
principal street; main street; major road; thoroughfare
restless; on edge (and unable to concentrate); distracted; for some reason
one eye; eye (for pictures, etc.)
to knock down; to knock out