cultural exchange; cross-cultural communication; contacts between different cultures
along (a river, coast, railway, etc.); on (e.g. a street)
to get shabby; to go downhill; to go to seed; to go to the dogs
to parade; to march; to walk in procession
popularity; public favor; condition (e.g. market); tone; character
grounds (esp. of shrines and temples); compound; churchyard; precincts
spoils of war; booty; war trophy; something one managed to obtain or buy (at a bargain sale, merchandise stall, etc.); purchases; prizes (at an arcade, etc.)
(short) rest; breather; break
to lay aside; to set aside
steel; steal (baseball, basketball)
container; receptacle; vessel; packaging
mountain; hill; mine; (mountain) forest; heap; pile; protruding or high part of an object
to pile up; to stack; to load (car, ship, etc.); to pack; to acquire; to accumulate
cart (esp. a food cart); stall; festival float; portable shrine dedicated to a god and shaped like a house; stage prop fashioned after a large building; framework (of a building)
menu; schedule; program; menu
conquest; domination; supremacy; winning (a championship)
abdomen; belly; womb; one's mind; one's real intentions; courage; nerve
to rub; to pat; to stroke; to massage
nonchalant air; unruffled air
remaining strength; surplus energy; reserve power; money to spare
luxury; extravagance; treat (i.e. at someone's expense)
(in) her way; peculiar to her
fortunate person; lucky fellow; lucky dog
bag; sack; skin of an orange (and other like fruits); dead end; plot of land surrounded by water
to hang down (from); to dangle; to be within one's reach; to dangle (before one's eyes); to be completely reliant on; to be entirely dependent on
toy; (person or thing treated as a) plaything
to fit (e.g. a pane into a frame); to insert (e.g. a cork); to put on (something that envelops; e.g. a ring, gloves); to place (a hoop) around; to pigeonhole (into a particular category); to force (into a mold); to entrap
having one's fill (of food or drink); eating (drinking) to one's heart's content; enjoying to the full
trace; vestige; mark; sign; evidence
(another's) child; child; kid
ominous; sinister; unlucky; inauspicious
once again; yet again; (there you go) again
cold; chilly; cold (attitude, stare, etc.); frigid; composed; cool
before; prior to; ago; the past; before; previously
network; Internet; net (e.g. hairnet, tennis net); net (price, weight, etc.); nett
to examine; to look up; to investigate; to check up; to sense; to study
almost; nearly; hardly; barely; large majority; large proportion
to value; to prize; to esteem; to respect; to honour; to honor
to come to realize; to become aware (of)
supposing; even if; granting that; temporarily; provisionally; for the time being
dark; gloomy; depressed; dispirited; dark (in colour); dull; ill-boding
to understand; to make out
to lie down; to stretch out; to lie ahead (of danger, difficulty, etc.); to lie in wait