tide; current; sea water; opportunity; chance
main text; original text; this book; this volume
recording (in a book, the minutes, etc.); printing; including; recording (audio or video)
association; society; organization; organisation
approximation; rough estimate; ballpark figure
book-cover design; picture on the cover of a book
something broad and flat; common; ordinary; low-ranking employee; freshman
preface; foreword; introduction; beginning; start
spot; point; place; position
to wait for a favorable chance; to wait for a favourable chance
to begin a trip; to depart; to embark; to die; to pass away; to depart this life
toil; drudgery; penal servitude; imprisonment (with hard labour)
audio feedback; acoustic feedback; howl
megaphone; bullhorn; loudhailer
to (suddenly) get into a specific mood; (lit.) to get switched on
prescribed; designated; appointed; fixed
to rise high (of water); to overflow; to swell; to be filled with (emotion, energy, etc.); to be bursting with; to be brimming with
holiness; sanctity; sacredness
to appear; to come in sight; to become visible; to be expressed (e.g. emotions); to become apparent (e.g. trends, effects)
lime; quicklime; caustic lime
-off (price reduction); discount; -coated; -plated
severe; harsh; hard; cruel; rigorous
to pass judgment (judgement); to make a decision
to catch sight of; to see; to suppose; to assume from appearances
in the end; at the end of the day
will; volition; intention; intent; determination
transition from one epoch to another; change of era
mysterious phenomenon; weird phenomenon; paranormal phenomenon
torrential rain; heavy rain; cloudburst; downpour
refreshing (e.g. feeling, scene, wind, morning air); brisk; bracing; fresh; refreshed
rather; sooner; preferably
fox (esp. the red fox, Vulpes vulpes); fox (i.e. a sly person); soba or udon topped with deep-fried tofu; light brown; golden brown
marriage (of a woman); marrying into a husband's family; becoming a bride; wedding; wedding ceremony
trigger (of a gun, etc.); trigger (for something); immediate cause
bursting; rupture; explosion; breakdown (of talks, negotiations, etc.); breaking off
to order; to command; to appoint
prosperous; flourishing; popular; widespread; active; lively
the whole; all; on the whole; generally; from the start; from the outset
school inter-class ball-game competition