whether one likes it or not; willy-nilly
the country; countryside; rural districts; cultivated land; fields
cotton candy; fairy floss; candy floss
cumulonimbus; gigantic columns of clouds (in summer); thunderhead
first-rate; finest quality; the best
spot; dot; place; location; (airport) apron; spot advertisement; spot advertising
national (e.g. hero, pastime, consensus); relevant to all citizens; popular on a national level
performer (usu. in a boy band or girl group) with an image cultivated to foster a dedicated fan following; Japanese idol; (cultural) icon; idol; idol (object of worship); image
small-time candy store; penny candy store
Codd-neck bottle; Codd bottle
to knit one's brows (in discomfort, unease, disapproval, etc.); to raise one's eyebrows; to frown
shade; shadow; behind (something); other side; the background; behind the scenes
very fast; in a twinkle; before one's eyes
persecution complex; delusion of persecution; paranoia
translation; deciphering; decoding; translation
small point; knob; protuberance; aloneness; loneliness; solitude
soccer; (association) football; seersucker
ball game (e.g. baseball, tennis, soccer)
fast-talking; rapid talking
one's field of expertise; one's strong area
clip-clop (esp. of geta); clink-clink (e.g. of metal on glass); clink-clank
classmate; friend in the same class
taking leave (of a visited place); leaving; going home; leaving one's employment; quitting one's job; being dismissed
to spring; to bound; to be stimulated; to be encouraged; to pay handsomely; to splurge
to scoff; to laugh at; to make fun of; to ridicule; to jeer at
to begin to open; to come out; to smile broadly; to come apart at the seams (clothes)
turning around (once); suddenly; abruptly; completely (wrapped in something); quickly (unwrapping something); beautiful, round (eyes)
one round; one turn; one size (larger or smaller); one cycle of the twelve years of the Chinese zodiac
to (see and) choose; to select; to diagnose (as); to judge; to estimate; to liken (to)
constraint; reserve; feeling hesitant; being afraid of troubling someone
anything and everything; from top to toe; from A to Z
drawing room; parlour; parlor; reception office
official in charge; person in charge
texture (e.g. skin, fabric); grain (e.g. wood); detail
low table; table with very short legs
black-dyed leather; leather dyed in deep indigo; edible mushroom in the Thelephoraceae family
two at a time; two by two; in twos
sash; sliding window frame (esp. metal)
white plaster wall; tofu; bean curd