subtle; delicate; difficult; complex; doubtful; questionable
to push away; to thrust aside; to detach oneself from; to keep away from; to act coldly; to do without emotion
single word; a few words; brief comment
to add; to add up; to increase; to gather (e.g. speed); to include; to count in
way of saying (something); way of putting it; wording; phrasing; language; expression
staunch; hardcore; dyed-in-the-wool; metal reinforcement
to measure; to weigh; to survey; to conjecture; to infer; to surmise
noon; midday; daytime; lunch
to decide to; to pretend that; to make a practice of doing; to make it a rule to
affirmation; affirmative (logic)
sometimes; occasionally; at times; seasonal; of the season; appropriate (for the season or occasion)
to be saved; to be rescued; to escape harm; to be spared damage; to be helped; to be saved trouble
putting that aside; that said; apart from that; anyway; be that as it may
real intention; true motive; true meaning
shrine office; office of a Shinto shrine
haori and hakama (Japanese male formal attire)
full dress; formal dress; uniform
to wear; to be dressed in; to be adorned in; to clad oneself with
meeting (face-to-face); seeing; visit; interview
parishioner representative
neighbourhood; neighborhood; vicinity
to eat; to live; to make a living; to bite; to sting (as insects do); to tease; to torment
pole; rod; line; dash; spoken monotonously
prize winner; pennant winner; victor
being the runner-up; finishing second
day in question; appointed day; that very day; the day (of issue, publication, etc.)
appeal; call for something; request; axiom
to manage (all by oneself); to control; to run; to take charge of
personal water craft; PWC; water scooter
apiece; each; at a time; piecemeal
to draw (a thread); to let out (e.g. a rope); to head out as a group; to set out in large numbers; to send out one after another; to dispatch
rotation; making the rounds; spreading; effect; efficacy; by way of; via
to be all out (e.g. of people); to be all elsewhere; to be all in use (e.g. of cars); to be sold out; to have none left
arrangement (of resources); deployment; stationing; posting; disposition; configuration