distinction; discrimination; distinguishing; discernment
virtue; benevolence; profit; benefit
to meet fortuitously; to meet by chance; to happen across
praise; admiration; commendation; approbation; applause
to choose the best; to select carefully; to handpick
sample; specimen; pattern; model; example
act (usu. undesirable); action; deed; conduct
to raise; to bring up; to rear; to cultivate; to foster; to nurture
to be impatient for; to wait (anxiously) for; to eagerly look forward to; to long for
to swell up; to bulge; to swell (of a budget, population, etc.); to increase significantly; to balloon
lump of ice; block of ice; ice floe
quick; speedy; prompt; rapid; swift
triumphant; exultant; in high and proud spirits
world-destroying conflagration
to tell X from Y; to distinguish; to know (one thing) from (another)
to be forced to do or experience something (against one's will); to be forced to do something because one has no other choice
farewell; goodbye; adieu; if so; in that case; then
to brush off; to shake off
remains; traces; (the sorrow of) parting; end
unprincipled; inconstant; unscrupulous
to rove; to prowl; to go cruising
penal servitude; serving time in prison; military service; forced labor; compulsory service
contest decided by a single round (bout); contest decided by a single roll of dice; one-shot game (contest); make-or-break game
secretive; mysterious; furtive; stealthy; clandestine; sneaky
diary shared between friends (who take turns writing entries); exchange diary
misjudgement; misjudgment; erroneous judgement; miscarriage of justice
fish balls; fish dumplings
to warm oneself; to sun oneself; to warm up; to get warm
detached house; single house; single building; isolated house; house in isolated location
low dining table; tea table
to distribute; to portion out; to deal out; to separate (out); to pick out
Japanese food; Japanese dish; Japanese cuisine
to annoy; to irritate; to cause offence; to provoke; to get on someone's nerves