row of cherry trees (lining a street)
Achilles tendon; calcaneal tendon; Achilles' heel; vulnerable point
dissimilation; catabolism; dissimilation (phonology); defamiliarization (artistic technique); ostranenie
uniform; equal; even; common; ordinary; usual
one point; stitched ornament; small needlepoint design; relief pitcher brought in to face one batter
government service; entering government service; finding a new lord or master to serve (of a ronin)
strategist; tactician; schemer
close friendship; inseparable relationship
absence; disregard; indifference
useless member of society; hopeless case; failure
to serve; to work for; to attend
looks (esp. of a woman); features; ability; capability; (public) estimation (esp. of a man); credit
bargain sale; selling cheaply; selling at a low price; giving out (too) readily; handing out freely; selling (oneself) short
proverb; saying; aphorism; maxim
good things come to those who wait
sulking in bed; going to bed in a huff
to rebuke; to scold harshly
(foreign) trade; (international) commerce; importing and exporting
pleading; entreaty; supplication; petition
joining a company; getting a job with a company; starting work at a company
to grasp at straws; to resort to desperate measures
since when; from when; how long
to go through; to pierce; to penetrate; to stick to (opinion, principles, etc.); to carry out; to persist with
innocent; chaste; naive; pure; unmixed; genuine
Japanese style; light wind; moderate breeze
start; beginning; build up; how well a pitcher pitches at the start of the game
labor problem; labour problem
speaking without thinking; words spoken without much thought
to slip out (e.g. of a comment, remark, etc.); to utter unintentionally; to pour from one's lips (of words); to flow freely (of speech); to rush out of one's mouth
(mental) attitude; way of thinking; attention; care; prudence; intention
to smile broadly; to grin widely
unconsciously; without knowing it; unwittingly; unawares
chief; main; principal; important
nationality; citizenship; nationality (ship, airplane, etc.); registration; flag
(moral) backbone; spirit; soul; grit
intuition; instinct; hunch
desirable; hoped for; preferable; advisable
pine tree (Pinus spp.); highest (of a three-tier ranking system)
to jump up; to start up; to leap to one's feet; to fly away; to take off
inexperienced person; novice; greenhorn; green hand
ability to appreciate art (music, poetry, etc.); an eye for art