shielding; sheltering; screening; shading; masking
trivial; not amounting to much
easy victory; walkover; easy peasy; child's play; cakewalk
to go smoothly; to turn out well; to do the trick; to have peaceful relations
intensely; severely; strictly; tightly; compactly; closely
special training; intensive training; crash course
flowering; blooming; blossoming; flowering (of a civilization, talent, etc.); blossoming; blooming
person who has great confidence (faith) in himself
to dislocate one's back; to be unable to stand up due to fear or surprise
to take notice (of); to pay attention (to)
to keep (something) a close secret; to hide (the truth, one's pain, etc.); to keep hidden
to carve into; to cut into; to engrave into; to inscribe
haughty; arrogant; insolent; proud; overbearing
first game; first round (e.g. of a tournament)
foolish; idiotic; stupid; ridiculous; absurd
highest peak; highest mountain; greatest authority; most prominent person; pinnacle (e.g. of art)
to work together; to strive together; (lit.) to form a tag team
knitting wool; woolen yarn; woollen yarn
unbecoming; improper; unsuitable; ill-matched; unworthy of
family restaurant (i.e. a restaurant with varied and inexpensive menu options); casual dining restaurant
seat at a table; place at a table
period of time; time slot; time zone
to amuse oneself; to make merry
taking one's children along (to an event, into a new marriage, etc.); parent with child
housewife; mistress (of the house); homemaker
reference book; study-aid book; supplemental textbook; student handbook
patching (up); cutting a part and pasting a new one (e.g. a shoji door); cut and paste
opening (one's mouth) wide; saying "aah"; crying loudly; wailing; bawling
to scoop; to ladle out; to trip up (e.g. someone's legs)
to mix (with); to be mixed (together); to be mingled
primness; putting on airs; prim person; clear soup
dimension; perspective; point of reference; level (of something)
slapping; splashing; splatting; banging shut; flat (refusal, denial, etc.)
to suppress one's emotions
to wake; to wake up; to wear off (of drunkenness, anaesthesia, etc.); to regain consciousness; to come to one's senses; to be disillusioned
postmark; (postal) cancellation mark
postbox; mailbox; pillar box
katakana; angular Japanese syllabary used primarily for loanwords
Dear (so and so); Dear Sir; Dear Madam; To Whom It May Concern