selection; choice; screening
pivot; vital point; cornerstone; Japanese photinia
everyday; always; at all times; frequently
cold reception; inhospitality
severe; harsh; hard; cruel; rigorous
conclusion; decision; judgement; affirmative
pitch black; completely black
to blow violently; to sweep over; to devastate
severe cold; intense cold; bitter cold
true character; real nature
to dye; to colour; to color
(in a) long time; long time (ago); while (ago); long ago; long while (ago); (in a) long while
black; black stone; guilt; guilty person
diminutive used with names, etc.; diminutive adjective ending
(not) by any means; (not) for anything; wouldn't do for anything; had enough; flatly refusing
completely (quitting, etc.); entirely; thoroughly; cleanly (cutting, snapping off, etc.); in a single blow
to cover; to hide; to conceal; to wrap; to disguise
nearby (one's seat); (by) one's side; Dear (Mr./Mrs.)
ecstasy; rapture; trance; senility
to come uninvited; to crash (a party); to butt in
taking over (e.g. store or family's headship); subrogation; substitution of one person for another (usu. a creditor)
achievement; meritorious deed; distinguished service; contribution
unsightly; ungraceful; clumsy; awkward; unpresentable; unshapely
with my own (two) eyes; with these very eyes
university student; college student
very thin; flimsy; cheap; shallow
double; twice (as much); times (as much); -fold; 1-nth; 1 to n
valuation; appraisal; evaluation; appreciation; recognition; acknowledgement
to be present (esp. during a birth); to be witness to; to attend
rising (from one's bed); getting up; getting out of bed
to branch; to fork; to separate; to split; to disperse; to scatter
half; 50%; 5 parts; 5%; equality; equal footing
he; she; that person; (arch.) you
(smelling) strongly; pungently; angrily; furiously; indignantly
one's business; reading of scriptures before a (statue of) Buddha; bargain; discount; (arch.) money paid to a prostitute or geisha