to pierce; to stab; to sting; to bite; to sew; to stitch; to pole (a boat)
bowl (wooden); counter for bowls of food or drink
type; style; mold; mould; kata (set sequence of positions and movements in martial arts); style (in kabuki, noh, etc.); convention
refinement; elegance; grace
strategic withdrawal; strategic retreat
elevator landing; elevator hall
evacuation; withdrawal; revocation; repeal; retreat
style; way; shape; dress; attire; clothing
center; centre; middle; -centered; -centred; -focused
to keep away; to keep at a distance
isn't it (that) different (from usual, from what one could expect, etc.)?; isn't that wrong?; no, that's wrong; it's not like that; that's not the case
to meet; to encounter; to see; to have an accident; to have a bad experience
road; path; route; way; distance; journey; road (e.g. to victory)
vague; obscure; indistinct; hazy; ambiguous
regarding; in; to; towards; with regards to
to subsist; to keep on living
then; in that case; considering; if that is the case; if so
to express in a refined fashion; to weave a web of words
one's social position; one's place; one's standing
good humour (humor); good mood
princess; spoiled girl; hothouse flower; glue
Sirs; Mesdames; around (the time that, etc.); about
slowly (but steadily); gradually; irritatedly; impatiently; scorchingly (of the sun); sizzling (i.e. sound of frying in oil); sound of a warning bell, alarm clock, etc.
to shine on; to illuminate; to compare (with); to refer to
to break onto (shore); to wash ashore; to attack
wave; billow; ups and downs; (something) advancing step by step; (something) surging forward inopposably; tendency
spurious article; forgery; counterfeit; imitation; sham
southern country; southern provinces; southern lands
ceiling; ceiling (e.g. of share price); ceiling price
glazing; fitting with glass; transparency; openness; lack of secrecy
natural light; unpolarized light
clear weather; cloudless weather; good weather
middle of summer; height of summer; midsummer
average; medium; mid-grade (item); regular grade; same level as; equal to
indoor swimming pool; indoor pool
great disaster; catastrophe; train wreck