loss of spirit; dejection
to decide; to choose; to clinch (a victory); to decide (the outcome of a match); to persist in doing; to go through with; to always do
several (objects, usu. from two to six)
stands; bleachers; stand (e.g. newspaper stand); counter (e.g. lunch counter); stand (e.g. inkstand); desk lamp
relief; embossed carving; bringing to the fore; throwing something into relief
east and west; Orient and Occident; East and West; ladies and gentlemen!; your attention, please!
contrast; antithesis; comparison
to summon; to get used to call
so far; up to now; hitherto; that's enough (for today); it ends here
antipathy; antagonism; animosity; revulsion; ill feeling
ring; circle; hoop; wheel; circle (e.g. of friends)
to hang; to suspend; to dangle; to swing; to carry
indication; expression; display; displaying; representation; (copyright) attribution
measurement error; calculation error
how long; how far; how much
rod; pole; neck (of a shamisen, etc.); shamisen; beam (i.e. the crossbar of a balance); single line (esp. as a flying formation for geese); penis
yen (Japanese monetary unit); circle
to stick out too much; to protrude too far; to be too strong (e.g. of tea); to be too forward; to be too assertive; to be pushy
life and death; life or death
hot; warm; passionate; impassioned; on everybody's mind; on the radar
keep ...-ing; have been ...-ing; leaving (something) on; leaving (something) still in use
orders; instructions; directive; command
villainous; rascally; knavish; (arch.) independent; (arch.) self-reliant
person's origin (e.g. city, country, parentage, school)
to diffuse; to spread throughout; to prevail; to become widespread; to reach everyone
to gather; to crowd round; to sponge (off someone); to scrounge; to extort; to take (money) through intimidation
purposely (of something needless, unexpected or seemingly counterproductive, etc.); daringly (doing something); not necessarily; not particularly; (arch.) definitely not
sensitivity to the times; sense of the times
type; kind; type (of person); (ideal) type; typewriter; typing
laid-back; carefree; easygoing; thoughtless; happy-go-lucky
naming; giving a name; designation; nominal
notebook; copy-book; note; noting down; (musical) note; laptop (computer)
flapping; rattling (sound); noisily; commotion; kerfuffle
to turn over; to turn pages of a book; to tear off; to strip off; to tear up
materials; data; document
greenhouse; hothouse; conservatory; glasshouse
cruel; merciless; atrocious; pitiful; tragic; horrible
useless; vain; aimless; idle
to facilitate; to make easy; to simplify
glittering; sparkling; glistening; twinkling