glittering; sparkling; glistening; twinkling
superfine; extra-fine; extremely thin; extra-fine woollen yarn
to pick up; to pick out (e.g. key points in an article); to single out; to point out
very interesting; of great interest
then; well then; if so; in that case
to pass (by) each other; to brush past; to miss (meeting) each other; to fail to meet; to be at odds; to clash
(arriving at the) final stop (of a bus, train, etc.); (reaching the) end of the line
to coo at; to behave like a spoiled child; to snort; to sniff
some people; a number of people; several people; a few people
how many people; a number of people
was it?; I think it was ...; if I've got it right; (I, we) used to ...; I remember ...; it was ...
strong sake; firewater; rotgut
at regular intervals; evenly spaced
to be scattered about; to disperse; to be littered (with)
demolition; taking down; dissolution (of an organization, company, etc.); breaking up; dissection (of a body); dismemberment
possession; retention; maintenance; holding; keeping
to point; to nominate; to select someone; to identify; to indicate; to play (a game of shogi)
first meeting; first interview with
suddenly; in a flash; quickly; conspicuously; prominently; showily
in hand; on hand; on one; handheld
dictionary; lexicon; (arch.) letter of resignation
to be helpful; to be useful
to fix upon (one-sidedly); to (ignore someone's position and) arbitrarily decide something is the case; to scold; to take (a person) to task
one more time; once more; once again
lower layer; layer beneath; lower strata (classes)
(arch.) difference (from one another); (arch.) different thing; (arch.) other; unusual; extraordinary
by nature; by birth; naturally; natural; innate
technical; technological; practical
single; simple; singles (tennis, badminton, etc.); win bet (bet which predicts the winner of a race)
function; facility; faculty; feature
to excel; to surpass; to be superior; to be conspicuous (esp. forehead and eyebrows); to be prominent; to stand out
first-class; first-rate; characteristic (of); peculiar (to); school (e.g. of flower arrangement); one flag
phase transition; phase change; phase transformation
quantization; quantisation; quantizing
moving (location, with the times, etc.); change; metastasis; spread; transition (e.g. phase transition); transfer (of learning)