revival; resuscitation; revitalization; rejuvenation; regeneration
basics; rudiments; elements; ABCs of ...
gap; narrow space between things; valley; gorge; loophole (in a castle wall); arrow slit
to invite; to ask; to beckon; to wave someone in; to call in; to send for
favourable terms; favorable terms; favourable conditions; favorable conditions; place in the sun
formal; official; regular; proper; legal; due (formalities)
old book; rare book; classic; secondhand book; used book
Manila clam (Ruditapes philippinarum); Japanese littleneck clam
to spend; to expend; to waste; to squander; to devote
to have meaning; to be meaningful
directivity; directionality; intentionality
common language; lingua franca; standard language (language variety understood throughout a country)
ancient Japanese (as spoken in Japan until the Middle Ages)
space; room; space (between letters, words, etc.); space (piece of type); (outer) space
beckoning cat; figure of a cat with one paw raised (usu. white porcelain)
interpretation (i.e. oral translation); interpreter
stratification; hierarchization; layering; tiering
catalogue; catalog; list of betrothal presents; gift register; (table of) contents; certificate of initiation
to collect; to gather; to arrange; to put in order; to make uniform; to make even
as you see; as you can see; in accordance with what you see
transfer; transport; transportation
mouthful; morsel; gulp; sip; one word; in short
point in common; common feature
individual differences; personal equation
to do together; to put together; to lump together; to regard in the same light; to put in the same category; to arrange for (two people) to marry
to descend; to go down; to be handed down (of an order, judgment, etc.); to pass (of time); to surrender; to capitulate; to be less than
to be overawed; to be overwhelmed; to be overcome; to be intimidated; to be daunted
sweet and sour; bittersweet (feeling)
to sprinkle over (e.g. salt, pepper, etc. on food)
prayer; grace (at meals); exorcism
drop-by-drop; dripping; incessantly (esp. speaking, e.g. complaints, compliments); in great profusion; sluggishly; dawdling
to dribble; to spill; to suspend; to hang down; to slouch
draw (in go, poetry contest, etc.); tie
ghost; spirit; apparition; spiritual body; causal body
to put one's life on the line; to risk one's life; to put everything one has into it
trance; ecstasy; enthusiasm
suddenly (e.g. falling, weakening, etc.); sharply; with a jerk
to break off; to come to an end; to be interrupted; to be cut short; to pause
to hang over; to shroud; to enshroud; to envelop; to screen