costume; fancy dress; masquerade; converted (cruiser)
nightlife; night amusements
reserves (esp. troops); reserve army; potential members of some group (e.g. the elderly); people at risk (e.g. of a medical condition); wannabees
bored; having nothing to do; idle
to shelter (e.g. a fugitive); to harbour; to harbor; to hide; to give refuge to
suddenly; all of a sudden; quickly; emphatically; energetically
well-bred; of good upbringing
to have guts; to be plucky; to have nerves of steel
to mix; to combine; to exchange (words, fire, etc.); to cross (e.g. swords); to join together
assistance; backing; support; aiding and abetting (a crime); abetment
arrangements; plan; programme; program; preparations
to be ready; to be prepared; to be in order; to be put in order; to be adjusted; to be regulated
Japanese apricot (Prunus mume); Japanese plum; ume; lowest (of a three-tier ranking system)
self-; from ...; this ... (in contrast to some other ...); aforementioned
unbecoming; improper; unsuitable; ill-matched; unworthy of
tenant (esp. in contrast to a landlord); renter
to use as an intermediary; to mediate; to assist; to worry; to mind; to care
certain amount; some; certain person; Mr So-and-so; (arch.) I; (arch.) me
action; operation; effect; function
hail (esp. hailballs 5 mm or greater)
quickly; swiftly; already; before; long time ago
whatever the case; under any circumstances
elder; senior; senior monk; dean; presbyter
ticktock; chinking (e.g. of a hammer against rock); knocking; dry and hard; (frozen) stiff; hidebound
coming to nothing; bubble on the surface of water; something that is short-lived
to haul in (hand over hand); to pull in; to draw in; to trace (history, threads of a story, etc.); to retrace (e.g. memories); to go over
patching (clothing); darning; cobbling together (other people's writings, thoughts, etc.); gathering
to speak (of something); to be effective; to be powerful; to mean everything
flowing style (e.g. of narrating a story); eloquence
ground cherry (Physalis alkekengi var. franchetii); husk tomato; Chinese lantern plant; children's noisemaking toy
to be noticeable; to notice; to catch one's eye
ringleader; main culprit; main cause; source
to be struck by a chance blow; to be embroiled in; to be caught up in; to be dragged into
constrained; uncomfortable; awkward
to boil; to simmer; to stew; to seethe
proper use; using (different things) for different purposes
dinner party; ceremonial dinner; dinner meeting (or lunch, breakfast)
attendance; presence; appearance
famous (commercial) establishment; well-known store (shop, restaurant)
to print; to color or pattern fabric using a wooden mold