to throw off (clothes); to cast off; to fling off; to cast off (old ideas, habits, etc.); to discard
to get thin; to taper off
environment; surroundings; circumstances
seat; place; position; status; gathering; party; stand
to choose (something) at one's discretion; to use one's discretion in choosing
youngster; boy; young Buddhist monk; young bonze; young shop-boy; errand boy
fleeing (to a distant place to avoid arrest, capture, etc.); absconding; running away; flying high; jumping high
supply; provision; raising; procurement
to lend; to loan; to let out on hire
arrears; (being) overdue; delay (e.g. in payment); procrastination
to say (something) over one's shoulder
defenseless; defenceless; unprotected; vulnerable
one's social position; one's place; one's standing
to follow (a rule, precedent, etc.); to conform to (the law, standards, etc.); to be proportionate to; to correspond to; to be equivalent to
deeply; keenly; severely; intently; carefully; closely
to push back; to press back; to force back
comma; decimal point; radix point
to enliven (e.g. a conversation); to animate; to engage in enthusiastically; to become successful and well known
metal sake jug; sake warmer
woven mat (of sedge, hay, etc.)
therefore; for that reason; such being the case
about 80%; almost certainly; mostly
strange; unfamiliar; mysterious; suspicious
occupying; having (an area) all to oneself; military occupation; possession; capture
obligatory supply (of goods to the government, e.g. during wartime); delivery (to the government at a fixed price, e.g. of rice)
to encamp; to take up positions
monitor (device, software or person); monitoring; person who gives feedback on products, television programs, etc.; customer panel participant; (computer) monitor; display
refined; elegant; graceful; classic
Crystal Palace (English football club); Crystal Palace
east and west; Orient and Occident; East and West; ladies and gentlemen!; your attention, please!
north and south; north to south; South Korea and North Korea
to form; to shape; to make; to mold; to mould; to build up
3000; three thousand; many
whole; total; gross; entire; overall; general (election, manager, etc.)