person of culture; cultured person
turns and twists; ups and downs; meandering; complications; vicissitudes
everyday conversation; day-to-day conversation
safety; welfare; well-being
reprimand; rebuke; reproach; scolding
to pack; to box; to package
whispering; murmuring; subdued
misrecognition; mistaking (x for y)
bonds (between people); (emotional) ties; relationship; tether; fetters
preparation; provision; guarding
capture; seizure; prehension; apprehension; understanding; grasp
corn flakes; cold cereal; breakfast cereal
all; everything; entirety; absolutely (not); (not) at all; (none) whatsoever
while looking on in blank amazement; before one's very eyes; before one knew what was happening
work, items, etc. carried over from earlier; hangover; what you ate the day before (and is still being digested)
to tire of playing; to become tired after playing
to arrange beforehand; to make a sign to each other; to conspire
to clasp together (esp. hands); to entwine (e.g. fingers)
to create (a sensation); to give rise to (controversy)
tranquillity and peace; tranquility and peace; peaceful and uneventful
arch of triumph; triumphal arch
to be understood by each other (of thoughts, feelings, etc.); to be comprehended; to exchange with each other (thoughts, feelings, etc.); to express to each other (e.g. intentions); to communicate with each other
embarrassed; self-conscious; bashful; abashed
implementation (e.g. of a system); materialization; materialisation; realization; realisation; actualization
to become keen on; to get passionate about
(arch.) office; (arch.) official; chief; head; (Yaeyama Islands in Okinawa) person (usually a woman) whose duty it is to officiate at religions ceremonies
Comic Market (semiannual self-published comic book convention); comiket; comic book market; comicbook market
calm before a storm; lull before the storm
accident; emergency; calamity
omen; portent; sign; premonition; harbinger; precursor
snakeheads; Chinese criminal gangs, esp. for smuggling Chinese immigrants
dragon (esp. a Chinese dragon); naga; semi-divine human-cobra chimera in Hindu and Buddhist mythology; promoted rook
stillness; silence; hush; calm; serenity
intermission (between acts); interlude
February; second month of the lunar calendar
deep sea; depths of the sea; ocean depths
wind and snow; snowstorm; blizzard; hardships
journey; course; itinerary; stroke (of a piston); throw (of a switch)
pouring alcohol; person pouring alcohol (esp. a woman)
sequel; later development
to empty; to remove; to move out; to clear out; to be away from (e.g. one's house); to leave (temporarily); to dawn
brilliant; radiant; bright; sparkling