habit; (social) custom; practice; convention
conspicuously; noticeably; remarkably; strikingly; outstandingly; especially
disadvantage; drawback; demerit; bad point; minus
unintentionally; unconsciously; by mistake; heedlessly; against one's better judgement (judgment)
betterment; improvement; kaizen (Japanese business philosophy of continuous improvement)
arranged; taken care of; settled; completed; finished
peers; friends; fellow workers; comrades
to pound (e.g. heart); to pulse (e.g. vein); to pulsate
low (level, value, price, etc.)
chic; smart; understanding; considerate; familiar with worldly pleasures (esp. sexual relations, geisha districts and red-light districts)
great difference; big difference; wide margin
source (of a river); fountainhead; source; origin; root
to be born; to come into the world
birth (of a person); nativity; creation; formation; one's first birthday
pushing; support; backing; pushing from behind (a cart, etc.); pusher
to have an audience; to meet; to face (an enemy); to confront; to serve (esp. as one's wife)
unrelated; irrelevant; unconcerned; unconnected
no; nay; disagreement; objection; disapproval
trailing; chasing after; imitation; imitating; clinginess (in babies, toddlers)
to be given; to be granted; to be honored with; to give; to bestow; to confer
have to (do, be); must (do, be); is indispensable; is absolutely necessary
being extremely grateful; being much obliged; being very appreciative; being very happy
trembling; shivering; jiggling; wobbling; bouncing
king; king; king (chess piece)
hair; fur; wool; down; plumage
now known as; renamed as; examination; inspection; investigation
space; air; midair; (from) memory; (by) heart
lightly (floating); buoyantly; puffing (on a pipe, cigarette, etc.); tooting (a trumpet, horn, etc.); blowing (a flute, whistle)
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
taking; accepting; receipt; leaving; departure; withdrawal
nine parts; ninety percent; mostly; nine percent
to (be able to) make contact; to (be able to) get in touch
to go to meet (someone); to go to pick up
model; prototype; archetype; (sewing) pattern
to stare in wonder; to be amazed
declaration of war; proclamation of war
to vanish gradually (e.g. of a voice); to trail off; to die away; to feel one's soul leaving one's body (from embarrassment, grief, etc.); to feel faint; to feel numb
to hang one's head; to look down; to cast one's eyes downward
one o'clock; once; at one time; for a time; for a while; a time