sacrifice; victim (esp. someone killed); casualty; sacrifice (to a deity)
thickness; profundity; depth; thickness; strong and tight group or wall of stones
sound; noise; audio; acoustics; reverberation
double-lined fusilier (Pterocaesio digramma); Taiwan (nickname); Takasago (classic noh play by Zeami); main table (at a wedding celebration)
spot; dot; place; location; (airport) apron; spot advertisement; spot advertising
to take down in notes (meeting minutes, etc.); to apply (concepts, ideas, etc. to specific processes or methods); to drop into something (e.g. a bag); to entice; to lure
to use (something) as a selling point
making (something) widely known; announcement; unveiling
line of flow (of people, objects, etc.)
suddenly; in a flash; quickly; conspicuously; prominently; showily
bridal; nuptial; wedding; wedding planning
to look toward; to have one's eyes drawn towards something
at the very beginning; first of all; first and foremost; before anything else
rough sketch; floor plan; blueprint
priority level; degree of relative priority
to proceed with; to continue with; to move on; to go forward; to pursue
turning point; critical juncture; knot (in a tree, etc.)
ceremony; rite; ritual; service
to find the resolve (to do); to make up one's mind (with); to act on a thought
to bring someone happiness; to make someone happy
drawer; withdrawal (of money from an account); variety of knowledge and experience useful for handling things impromptu
as it is; plain (truth); bare; undisguised; unvarnished; unexaggerated
middle-aged man; Buddhist priest
it's no big deal; it's no problem; it's nothing to worry about; safe (and sound); all right
to grow up; to become an adult
before; previously; ahead; pardon me for leaving (before you)
unreasonable request; asking for something unreasonable
to exchange glances; to look at each other; to postpone; to put off; to contrast; to compare
taking over; handing over; transfer of control; inheriting; passing on the baton
book; document; calligraphy (esp. Chinese); penmanship; handwriting; letter
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it,...; I mean
good-looking guy; handsome man; hunk; Adonis; cool guy
grand; luxurious; lavish; great; large; big (e.g. storm)
getting a lump in one's throat; overflowing with feelings; chest full of; lungs full of
to break the ice; to broach a subject; to bring up a topic
memory (of having seen something or someone before); remembrance; recollection; recognition
by any standard; (not) even as flattery
to collect; to gather; to arrange; to put in order; to make uniform; to make even
to dismantle; to demount; to take something away; to detach
to become rounded; to roll into a ball
to spell; to write; to compose; to bind (e.g. documents); to patch